How good is Collingwood car insurance?
Collingwood Insurance specialises in learner driver policies, offering both annual and short-term learner driver insurance starting from 59p and 73p a day respectively. You can take out learner drivers insurance, also known as provisional driver insurance, on either your own car or someone else’s. Collingwood offers an accelerated no-claims bonus for learner drivers when you cover your own car, and don’t implement any curfews.
Collingwood also offers car insurance for taxi drivers, all policies including up to £50,000 in legal costs and like-for-like vehicle replacement, as well as courier insurance for cars and vans up to a maximum value of £50,000. Be aware that Collingwood is currency rated 2 stars on Defaqto
How much do Collingwood car insurance policies cost?
What types of car insurance can I get with Collingwood?
Collingwood offers two types of car insurance.
What extras can I add to my Collingwood car insurance?
There may be limitations, conditions and restrictions to the below. Your policy documents will have the full information.
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Personal accident cover
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Breakdown cover
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Key cover
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Excess protection
How do I cancel my Collingwood car insurance?
🚩 You will not get any money refunded if you have already made a claim on your car insurance
To cancel your Collingwood car insurance policy you’ll need to contact your insurance intermediary. However if you’ve made a claim on your policy that is administered as a total loss, or if an incident occurs for which a total loss claim is likely, you won’t get a refund.
I’m coming up for renewal
If your insurance policy is due to be renewed soon, you can head this off by contacting Collingwood and requesting a cancellation of its auto-renewal. You shouldn’t be charged a fee.
I’ve just taken out a policy
For policies lasting longer than a month, you’ll have a 14-day cooling off period where you can cancel and get a full refund. However if your cover has started then you’ll still be charged for the time you were covered on a pro-rata basis.
If you cancel after the cooling-off period, you’ll be charged a percentage of your full premium based on the number of months your policy has been active. If it’s been active for longer than 8 months then you won’t get any refund.
A cancellation fee may be charged, but this amount will be agreed upon when you arrange the insurance.
My policy has been auto-renewed
If your policy has been auto-renewed, you’ll still have the same cooling off period to cancel your policy. So long as you haven’t claimed you’ll get either a full refund or a partial refund if your cover has already started.
How do I contact Collingwood?
You can contact Collingwood by phone or email, but you’ll have different options depending on the type of cover you take out:
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Learners Insurance
By phone on 0330 828 0211 or by email at learners@collingwood.co.uk
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Taxi Insurance
By phone on 0345 470 0019 or by email at taxi@collingwood.co.uk
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Courier insurance
By phone on 0345 470 0010 or by email at insurance@collingwood.co.uk
Frequently Asked Questions
Who underwrites Collingwood insurance?
Collingwood insurance is underwritten by Collingwood Insurance Company Limited (CICL).
Can I add other drivers to my policy?
You can add a maximum of one additional driver to annual policies on your own car only.
Can I pay in monthly instalments?
Yes, you can pay for Collingwood car insurance in monthly instalments.
What other insurance does Collingwood sell?
Alongside car insurance, Collingwood offers a number of other insurance products:
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Sources and supporting information
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[1]
Based on the median annual price of comprehensive car insurance policies sold through MoneySuperMarket in July 2026.
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Based on the median annual price of third party, fire & theft car insurance policies sold through MoneySuperMarket in July 2026.
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Based on the median annual price of third party only car insurance policies sold through MoneySuperMarket in July 2026.
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[4]
T&Cs and restrictions apply, see here for more information
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[5]
T&Cs apply, click here for more information
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[6]
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