Weekly Car Insurance

Keep moving with cover for a week

  • Flexible cover that suits your needs
  • No long-term contracts
  • Comprehensive with no impact on no claims discount

What is weekly car insurance?

Weekly car insurance gets you on your way. If you need another car for a week or so, this is a fast and flexible option with no need to adapt any existing policy.

Benefits of weekly car insurance

How does weekly car insurance work?

Maybe you’re going away or need to travel for work? Weekly car insurance is flexible and comprehensive short-term cover that suits your schedule.

All you have to do is provide us with a few small details and we’ll provide a quote in under 2 minutes.

If you don’t quite need a week’s worth of cover, hourly, daily or weekend car insurance may be the answer.

When could car insurance for a week help me?

What does weekly car insurance cover?

Comprehensive as standard, meaning you’re covered for any damage to yourself, your car, and/or any third parties involved in an accident.

Full details of cover may differ depending on the insurer. Please double-check the policy wording before purchasing to confirm what is specifically covered in your policy.

Am I eligible for weekly car insurance?

Each insurer on our panel has its own eligibility criteria. Please pay close attention to the Proposer’s Declaration.

How to get weekly car insurance

Weekly car insurance for every situation

Having the following details to hand can help speed up the process:

  • The car's reg number
  • Your details (name, address, D.O.B etc)
  • Your driving licence type and how long you've held it
  • The value of the vehicle
  • Your email/phone number (to send policy documents)
  • When you'd like the policy to start and end

Temporary car insurance calculator

With comprehensive cover as standard on temporary car insurance (excluding impounded), you’re covered for any damage to yourself, your car and/or any third parties involved in an accident.

We work directly with insurers to provide you with short-term insurance to suit your needs


You can pay for your short term insurance policy in several ways. Using our secure payment system, you can use the following payment methods:

After you’ve bought your policy, your documents will be emailed to you instantly so there’s no waiting around.

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Weekly car insurance FAQs

What our expert says

A lot can happen in a week, but if you need to borrow a car, share a drive, or just want a flexible insurance option, weekly car insurance with Tempcover could be the ideal option for you.

A picture of one of our experts in the temporary insurance market

Marc Pell

Managing Director

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