The Government's message changed from stay at home to stay alert. You are allowed to drive, should you need to but you must make sure you are continuing to social distance.
You also should not be driving with passengers who are showing symptoms of the virus or have been in close contact with those who have.
If you do need to go out and use your car, make sure you wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly (for at least 20 seconds) before you leave and when you get back home, to protect yourself and others.
UPDATE: we are now starting to fit boxes again using extra precautions and safe social distancing measures. There will be a limited amount of bookings available during this time but we will continue to monitor this in line with Government advice to make sure our fitting process can still run smoothly and contact free.
As having a box in your car is a condition of your insurance, our team will be in contact with you to arrange your box fitting.
We know this is a worrying time but please be reassured your insurance will continue to run as normal during this time.
While we’re working hard to cover all fitting appointments, there are some areas where we may not have an engineer available right now. As soon as we do, we’ll be in touch so you can book your fitting.
Having a box in your car is a condition of your insurance, so once our team have contacted you about an available booking slot in your area, please book this as soon as possible.
Don't worry - your insurance will continue to run as normal in the meantime.
When the engineer arrives:
When the engineer leaves:
We understand that things are difficult at the moment due to work uncertainties, so if you are unable to make your normal insurance payments or you're having financial difficulties due to Coronavirus, we may be able to help. Speak to us on live chat and we can discuss the different options we have in place to help right now.
You'll need to have the following documents ready at your box fitting:
You can rearrange your box fitting by giving us a ring on 0330 0241 086 or email help@fitting.ingenie.com. You'll need to give us 24 business hours' notice or there's a £50 late charge.
We really don’t want to have to cancel your insurance because of a bit of admin. If you didn’t have everything at the time. You'll need to send us the missing documents within 28 days.
You can email copies (photos or scans) of your documents to: service@ingenie-insurance.co.uk
Or you can post them too:
Europa Group Ltd, Europa House, Midland Way, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2JX
Make sure you include your name and reference number (which is at the top of every letter we send you). You don't have to send the original documents - copies or photos are fine.
Once you’ve cancelled your insurance, just pop your self-box in an envelope (we'll pay the postage) and post the box back to us. All you need to do is:
1) Place the box inside an envelope or original packing
2) Write the Freepost return address on the front:
Freepost TRAKM8
3) Pop your box in your local post box
Once your insurance has been cancelled, just place the self-fit box in an envelope (we'll pay the postage) and post the box back to us. All you need to do is:
1) Place the box inside an envelope or original packing
2) Write the Freepost return address on the front:
Freepost TRAKM8
3) Pop your box in your local post box
Yes, you’re insured from your insurance start date, even if you haven’t had the black box fitted.
We’ll send out your self-fit box within 14 days of you buying your policy, and you’ll need to fit this to your car within 10 days of receiving the box.
If you need a fitted black box, we’ll contact you the day after you buy your insurance to arrange your box fitting, which will need to happen within the first 10 days of your insurance starting.
When you leave ingenie, the black box in your car becomes your property. If you’ve got a self-fit box, we’ll send you a Freepost label to send the box back to us as the box can be reset and used again. It’s good to recycle!
If you've got a fitted black box, you don’t need to have it taken out because we deactivate it remotely so it stops collecting data. If you’d like the box to be removed by one of our engineers, it costs £85 and you just need to call our box fitting team on 0330 024 1086.
Find out more about our charges.
Hey, things change. If you need to change the car on your insurance, just speak to us on live chat and we'll go through updating your details with you.
Keep in mind that the car is part of how our insurers work out how much your insurance will cost, so you may need to pay some extra - or we might even give you money back. If you're planning on buying a new car, be sure to check that your insurance will cover it. It's also a good idea before you buy the car, to check how much more it might be compared to what you already pay.
There’s a £25 admin charge for making changes to your insurance.
If you’ve got a self-fit black box, we’ll advise you whether you can still use it in the new car or if you need to switch to a fitted box. In most cases you’ll be able to take your self-fit box with you and plug it into your new car. If you need help finding the OBD port, you can use the location checker on our help page.
If your insurance is still active with us, we won't be able to send you your proof of no claims - as this will still be in use on the policy. But once your insurance has ended, we'll send out any proof of no claims you've earned within 48 hours.
You can use your renewal document as proof of no claims before you get your official document from us, as long as you haven’t made any claims.
If you cancel your policy before the end of the first policy year, you’ll need to pay some cancellation fees. If you’ve got a fitted black box you’ll pay up to £105 to cover the cost of the black box and its fitting, plus any cancellation charge.
You only earn a No Claims Discount for a full year of insurance, so cancelling does mean no NCD for that year.
You can see the list of possible charges here.
If you paid by instalments, your insurance will automatically renew on the policy end date – you can cancel this feature at any time, you just need to let us know by contacting the live chat team here.
If you paid in full, your insurance will automatically expire on the policy end date (if you don’t call us to renew). You’ll get a reminder email about 17 days before the end date, with all the new details of your renewal policy, so there’s time to make up your mind. We’ll be sorry to lose you!
With ingenie, you can have a maximum of 3 named drivers on your insurance. If you want to add a named driver just speak to us on live chat.
If you’d like to add someone to your insurance for temporary cover, just speak to us on live chat and we’ll look into that for you.
We’ll send you your renewal quote about 17 days before your insurance is due to end. Lots of things go into calculating this quote - how you’ve driven, your No Claims Discount and whether you went over your mileage are just a few.
Congratulations! You rock. Just let us know about your pass as soon as possible so we can update your details and get you on the road. Speak to us on live chat to get fully insured and you'll be ready to go.
FYI: it’s very likely your insurance will go up when you change from a provisional to a full driving licence. This is because you’ll be driving by yourself for the first time and will probably be doing a lot more miles than when you were a learner driver, which can increase your risk of having a crash.
Yes, ingenie customers can earn an NCD by completing the full 12 months of insurance without making a claim. Your NCD is applied to your renewal quote but if you decide not to renew then we'll send this to you once your policy is finished.
Insurance companies usually reward customers by offering a No Claims Discount for each year you go without claiming. ingenie offers a No Claims Discount that's built into your renewal quote, and gives you extra discounts if you drive well.
When it comes to mileage, you're in control. When you fill out our quote form, tell us how many miles you think you'll drive over the year. Our handy calculator will help you work out an estimate.
It's really important that you're as accurate as possible because if it looks like you're going to drive more than you've estimated, you'll need to buy more miles. Don't forget to include any additional driver's miles in your estimate.
If you would like to add more miles - just speak to us on live chat. If you use up all your miles, we'll get in touch to let you know you need to buy more. If you continue to drive over your estimate your insurance could face cancellation.
The cost of buying more miles varies and remember there's a £25 admin charge for making a change to your insurance.
You should get links to your insurance documents by email within 48 hours. Your Certificate of Motor Insurance will be sent by email once your box is fitted.
If you don't get your documents in this time, please email service@ingenie-insurance.co.uk or speak to us on live chat to check everything's OK.
Travel outside of the UK from 1st January 2021
While a trade deal has been agreed with the EU, the decision regarding membership of the free circulation zone has not been finalised. Therefore, you will need a Green Card if you take your car outside of the UK.
What is a Green Card?
A Green Card is an internationally recognised proof of motor insurance cover which must be printed and taken with you when driving abroad.
How to get a Green Card?
You can arrange a Green Card for your trip by speaking to us on live chat. Please give us 14 days’ notice where possible so we can process this for you.
We offer 3 types of UK breakdown cover which you can take out at the same time as you buy your insurance.
Roadside- if you break down further than a mile from home, call any time and we’ll send out someone to repair your car by the roadside. If it can’t be repaired, we’ll take it to a garage or location of your choice within 10 miles of the place you broke down.
Roadside & Recovery - everything above, plus we’ll recover the car and all its passengers to any UK location of your choice.
Total Breakdown – everything you get with Roadside & Recovery plus home start and alternative travel or accommodation if you can’t drive your car to your destination.
Find out more about your breakdown by contacting us.
If your car has recently been in the garage and you think this might have affected your feedback, just fill in this form and we’ll be happy to check this for you.
If we’re worried that you’re driving dangerously or you get more than one Dangerous message in the same area of your driving (like speed or braking), we may get in touch to have a chat about how to improve. This would include tips on how to improve your driving, helping you work towards earning good driving discounts.
Getting Dangerous messages means you’re likely to pay more for your insurance, and if you get 3 of them in a quarter for the same driving category, you’ll lose 30 points from your driving score. This 30-point penalty will stay in place until after your next 3-month price review.
If you get 6 Dangerous messages for speed, this will result in a Highly Dangerous message.
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