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Motortrade Insurance

Motor trade insurance is designed to protect people in the automotive industry from loss or damage relating to their business. A motor trade policy combines a number of protections under a single umbrella, including things such as public liability insurance, employers’ liability insurance, property insurance, and road risk insurance.

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What is Motortrade Insurance?

Motor trade policies are designed with auto traders in mind, with a range of coverage options available to protect your business assets and customer base. That’s where Nova Insurance can help in securing you a competitive motor trade insurance quote.

Every motor trader, regardless of their line of work, must have a motor trader insurance policy. However, by law, they only need to choose a policy that allows them to conduct their business at a minimum level of risk. Motor trade insurance policies generally provide three different types of cover: Road risk insurance, Liability motor trade insurance and Combined motor trade insurance.

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Who needs Motor Trade Insurance?

Any business that buys, sells, repairs, customises, collects, or delivers vehicles for a living needs Motor Trade Insurance.
This includes:

  • Car dealers – New, used, part-time, or home-based traders.
  • Mechanics & garages – For vehicle servicing, repairs and MOTs.
  • Breakdown & recovery services – Providing roadside assistance and vehicle recovery.
  • Valeters & detailers – Offering professional cleaning, preparation, and minor modifications.
  • Car transporters and mobile fitters – Moving vehicles and fitting parts on-site or remotely.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Motor Trade Insurance

Is Motor Trade Insurance required by law?

Yes – Motor Trade Insurance is a legal requirement for any type of motor trade business, even if you are home-based or only work part-time.

You could risk prosecution, heavy fines or even imprisonment without the required cover in place.

What’s the difference between Motor Trade Insurance and regular car insurance?

Motor Trade Insurance is a specialised policy for businesses that buy, sell, valet, or repair vehicles. It can cover multiple cars, customer vehicles, and business liabilities, and is designed for professional use.

Regular car insurance is designed to cover personal vehicles for social, domestic, pleasure and commuting use and cannot cover business activities within the motor trade.

What does my HGV insurance policy cover?

Nova Insurance fully understand that you depend on your HGV for your livelihood and, as such, our policies cover this as far as possible. We offer two kinds of HGV insurance: third-party, fire and theft and comprehensive.

Do I need Motor Trade Insurance?

If you’re running a Motor Trade business that sells, repairs, valets, recovers, or tests vehicles, you legally need Motor Trade Insurance to keep you covered.

Motor Trade Insurance provides you with peace of mind that your business:

• Is legally insured to operate.
• Will be covered for unexpected costs in the event of an accident or claim.
• Can continue to operate after an insured event.

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