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Coach and Bus Insurance

Coach and bus insurance policies from one commercial vehicle to a fleet.

  • Passenger, driver and business cover
  • Dedicated account handlers
  • UK based support
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Overall service rating 4.6 / 5

Based on 4869 customer reviews

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Why choose coach and bus insurance with Towergate?

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Bespoke insurance

Bespoke insurance for buses, coaches and minibuses, from single vehicles to a full fleet.

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Passenger, driver and business cover

Cover for your passengers, drivers and business.

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Dedicated account handlers

Dedicated account handlers with specialist coach and bus insurance knowledge.

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Pay by Direct Debit

Choose to spread your payment into 10 monthly Direct Debit instalments.

About coach and bus insurance

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Passenger, driver, business and vehicle cover

We offer coach and bus insurance for private hire firms; single vehicle operators; contract work; express and stage carriages; overseas travel; and charities and groups.

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Tailored coach and bus insurance

We are experts at finding the right coach or bus insurance cover to meet the many needs of fleet operators. Whether you have a single coach or bus, or a whole fleet, we can offer the right policy for you.

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Liability cover for buses and coaches

Our bus and coach insurance can include public liability; product liability; directors and officers liability; tour operators liability; and professional liability. We also offer medical expenses and emergency assistance, and windscreen cover.

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Dedicated account handlers

Our dedicated account handlers ensure we understand your business properly, and our service includes risk identification and reviews; insurance programme audits and design; bespoke claims management service; and health and safety consultancy.

The specialist motor insurance policies we offer are designed to provide you with help when you need it most:

  • 24/7 direct-to-insurer motor claims helplines: call the claims number in your policy document.
  • Access to our free Towergate ‘FirstCall’ motor claims notification app.
  • All the support you need from our own in-house team of claims specialists on 0344 892 1434.
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Coach and bus insurance FAQs

We work with A-rated insurers and our preferred status among the majority of the market means we can help you access preferential rates.

We welcome the opportunity to meet new clients and are sympathetic to new business ventures as well as offering immediate cover for those who need it (subject to underwriting criteria).

Cover can be extended to provide for a range of eventualities related to criminal and/or malicious damage.

We can arrange a policy to cover specific items, from luggage to equipment i.e. sat-nav and phones.

To learn more about our monthly payment option, please read our dedicated page on Direct Debit.

We have provided a summary of the key features of the policy, above. For details of the terms and conditions applicable, please refer to your insurance product information document and policy wording, which are available during the quotation process.

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