Motor Insurance
Insurance Product Information Document
Company: Geo Underwriting Services Limited
Product: Cherished Car Insurance
This document is a summary of the insurance contract. Please see the policy document for the full cover, terms, conditions and limits of
the insurance contract.
What is this type of insurance?
The Cherished Car policy offers Comprehensive Road Risks or Laid Up cover as selected by you. This is an annual private car insurance
policy designed for owners of cherished vehicles over 10 years old and driven for no more than 5000 miles each year (7,500 if over 24
years old).
It also offers additional benefits (as set out below) depending on the cover you choose.
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What is not insured?
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Registered in England No. 4070987. Registered Address: 2 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7PD. Authorised and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FCA Register Number 308400.
GPC/CC/AV/07.20
Laid Up Cover
Accidental damage cover for your car.
Loss of (or damage to) your car, including fitted
accessories, following fire or theft.
Third Party Liability – up to £20,000,000 for damage to other
people’s property, and compensation for other people’s
death or injury, if you are at fault.
Legal costs – up to £5,000,000 (if incurred with our consent)
in connection with a claim made against your policy.
Glass – up to £1,000 to replace or repair the glass in your car.
Replacement locks – up to £100 towards the cost of
replacing the vehicles door, boot, ignition & steering lock,
lock transmitter or central locking interface in the event of
your vehicle keys or lock transmitter are lost or stolen.
Comprehensive
All of the above, plus:
Personal belongings – we will cover you for up to £150 for
any personal belongings that are lost, damaged or stolen as a
result of an accident, fire or theft.
Personal accident – up to £5,000 per claim (or
£10,000 per insurance year) if you or a partner suffer death or
the loss of limbs/sight following a motor accident.
Continental use up to 90 days in one period of insurance and
the visits do not exceed 30 continuous days.
Reinstatement Repair - (Optional)
Where the vehicle is insured on an Agreed Value basis, this
value can be increased by either 25% or 50% (as chosen by
you) in respect of repairs to the insured vehicle.
Cherished Car Number Plate Cover - (Optional)
Provision to cover the financial loss of a number plate up to
the value stated in your current schedule if it is withdrawn by
DVLA in the event of a total loss of the vehicle.
Any accident, injury, loss or damage while any car is being
used for purposes not described on your certificate of motor
insurance, or while being driven by somebody not permitted
to drive (or not having a correct and valid driving licence).
Any consequence as a result of war or terrorism – except
where cover must be provided under Road Traffic Acts.
Loss or damage if your car has been left with ignition keys or
left unattended with the engine running. Driving other
vehicles is automatically excluded.
Damage arising from wear and tear, electrical and
mechanical breakdown, or gradual deterioration.
Loss of value following a repair.
Claims under personal accident cover as a result of a suicide
or attempted suicide.
Courtesy car is not provided.
Are there any restrictions on cover?
For loss or damage claims, the maximum amount the insurer
will pay will be the Agreed Value unless the schedule has the
words Market Value or Endorsement MV1 has been applied,
where the maximum amount payable will be the reasonable
market value immediately prior to the theft or damage, but
not exceeding your estimate of value shown in our records.
An excess will apply to most claims.
An excess of £60 (increased to £80 if the non-approved
windscreen company used) will apply to glass replacement
claims –and we may not use glass supplied by the original
manufacturer. An excess will apply to most claims.
The Cherished Car policy is a limited mileage policy. Cover
will be prejudiced if you exceed the annual mileage
limitation you have requested. Please refer to your policy
schedule and policy wording for the limitation applying to
your policy.
Overnight Garaging if your vehicle exceeds £15,000, it may
be subject to a garaging requirement between 10.00 pm and
6.00 am. Your policy schedule will confirm if this applies.
Main exclusions only
Where am I covered?
The UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland – plus Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (including Monaco), Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy
(including San Marino and the Vatican City), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland (including Liechtenstein)
What are my obligations?
You must take reasonable care to give us complete and accurate answers to any questions we ask – whether you are taking out,
renewing or making changes to your policy.
You must tell us about any changes to the car(s) insured (or to be insured) that may increase the amount that needs to be insured
or change the limits on your schedule.
You must also tell us about any changes to the people on the policy (including convictions) that may require us to change the
terms.
You must observe and fulfil the terms, provisions, conditions and clauses of this policy – failure to do so could affect your cover.
You must tell us about any accident, injury, loss or damage as soon as possible – so we can tell you what to do next and help
resolve any claim.
If you need to make a claim, you must give us all the information we need to achieve a settlement or pursue a recovery.
When and how do I pay?
Depending on your choice of insurance broker you may have several options with regards to how you pay for your insurance (such as
monthly or annually). The choices available to you will determine when you pay. Please discuss with your insurance broker.
When does the cover start and end?
This policy is an annually renewable contract and starts from the date specified by you (shown on your schedule) and ends
12 months from that date.
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ow do I cancel the policy?
You can cancel your policy within 14 days of purchase or renewal (or on the day you receive the policy documents, if that is
later) we will refund any money paid, providing the cover has not started.
If you cancel after your policy has started, we will reduce your refund to pay for the time we provided cover – we will also charge
a fee of £25 to cover our administration costs.
You can also cancel at any time during your period of cover.
To cancel, contact your insurance broker.
After the 14 day cooling off period, you will be entitled to a refund of any premium paid, subject to a
deduction for any time for which you have been covered unless you have made a claim on this insurance.
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