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Northern Ireland Car Insurance
Our friendly team are happy to arrange car insurance for customers based in Northern Ireland.
- Selection of flexible car insurance policies
- Covers you for driving in the whole of Northern Ireland and Great Britain
- UK-based support
One of the UK's leading independent insurance brokers
Why choose northern Ireland car insurance?
Offices in Northern Ireland
We have a dedicated team of motor specialists to support you, based in our Northern Ireland offices.
Driving outside of Northern Ireland and GB
We can arrange additional cover if you frequently drive outside of NI and GB. We will advise you on any limits on the number of days that you can drive abroad.
Panel of leading insurers
Policies available from industry-leading companies, including AXA, Aviva, Ageas, Liverpool Victoria and Zurich.
Money-smart options
You can choose to increase your voluntary excess, or limit named drivers, to reduce costs.
About northern Ireland car
Dedicated Northern Ireland-based advisors available
We work closely with some of the biggest names in the insurance industry to provide you with car insurance quotes. Our Northern Ireland team of specialist advisors will be able to answer all your questions regarding your NI car insurance.
Flexible car cover
We offer two levels of car insurance: (1) Third-party fire and theft – cover to a third party for injury and damage if your car is in an accident, and cover for your own vehicle as a result of fire or if it is stolen; (2) Comprehensive – also includes accidental damage to your car.
Trusted panel of insurers
We work with a trusted panel of insurers to help find you the right policy for your needs, including Ageas, Aviva, LV and Zurich.
Discount and introductory no-claims bonus available
Additional offers for car insurance, subject to terms and conditions, include discounts on insurance policies and introductory no claims bonuses.
When you need to make a claim, we'll guide you through the process and get your claim settled as quickly as possible.
- Find your insurance documents and make sure you have all your information at hand, including your policy number.
- Give us a call on the claims number in your policy document and explain exactly what happened
- Provide photos if requested to help us understand what happened as quickly as we can.
Ready to get covered?
- Fill in our online quote form or call us
- Purchase your policy
- Relax - You're covered!
Northern Ireland car insurance FAQs
Unfortunately, there are fewer insurers covering motors in Northern Ireland. That's why we work with a panel of trusted insurers to help arrange the most suitable policy for your requirements. Our local, NI-based teams specialise in helping our customers find suitable car insurance polices.
If you would prefer to spread the cost of your car insurance policy, you have the option of setting up a Direct Debit to pay your premium in equal monthly instalments through our preferred provider, Premium Credit Limited (PCL).
To find out more about PCL and direct debit payments, select Direct Debit.
To understand more about how PCL work together with Towergate, please read our Regulatory Information.
This is a discount awarded for the completion of 12 months of continuous claim free insurance. NCB can only be earned and used in your own name and on one vehicle at a time. NCB is not acceptable if it expired more than 2 years prior to the inception of your new policy. NCB is reduced after a fault claim (please refer to your policy wording for details of NCB reduction). If you are unsure if your NCB is valid you can call our experienced advisers on 03303 438 629 who will be happy to help and advise you.
This is the first part of each claim which you (not your insurer) must pay. There are two types of excess:
Compulsory excess - this is an excess that has been applied as a requirement by your insurer and will vary according to your personal circumstances and the terms of cover provided. A compulsory excess may be required if you drive a particular vehicle or you have inexperienced drivers on your policy. There is also a compulsory excess for fire, theft, windscreen claims or malicious damage.
Voluntary excess - This will apply where you agree with your insurer to pay a greater part of each claim, in addition to your compulsory excess. A voluntary excess can be increased or decreased at your request during your online quotation and it may affect your premium.
A fault claim is any claim resulting in your own insurer being liable (paying for the claim). For example, you are not to blame for a theft claim but your own insurer would be liable, as they have no other party to recover the costs from.
If your insurer pays for your damages in a claim, for example where a third party hit you, but then re-coups their costs via the third party's insurer, this would be a non-fault claim as your insurer was not liable.
If you need to make a claim on your learner driver car insurance, the car owner’s No Claims Bonus will be protected. That’s because their insurance policy is independent from yours.
An electronic immobiliser is a device fitted to the vehicle that disables the engine of your vehicle when it is not in operation by you. Some newer vehicles have these factory fitted by the manufacturer and these are normally shown within your vehicle brochure. It is also possible to have these fitted by a garage or specialist, who would supply a certificate of installation detailing the exact model of your vehicle's immobiliser. A copy of your fitment certificate may be required.
A manual immobiliser is a device which is usually placed on the steering wheel or gear lever of your vehicle.
There are two types of Thatcham graded immobiliser:
T2 = An immobiliser that has been judged to comply to the Thatcham criteria.
T1 = An alarm/immobiliser combination that has been judged to comply to the Thatcham criteria.
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