You should be able to find some useful information below. If not, go to our Contact page for details on how to get in touch so we can help you with your query.
FAQ Topics
- Cancelling a policy?
- General Information About Us
- What cover do we provide?
- What Vavista can’t cover
- Getting a Quote?
- No claims bonuses and excesses
- Payments
- Claims
- Policy Changes
- Insurance Abroad
- Windscreen cover
- The Motor Insurance Database
- Green Card
- My Data
Cancelling a policy?
You have the right to cancel your relationship with us, without giving any reason, within 14 days of receiving the policy documents or the start date of the policy, whichever is later. If you exercise the right to cancel during this initial period of cover, you will be entitled to a refund of premium paid provided cover has not yet commenced, that you have not made a claim, or a claim having been made against you. If cover has commenced i.e mid-term, your refund will be subject to a deduction of your time you have been covered and for any costs incurred in issuing the policy. Any payments for additional add-ons are non-refundable.
Cancellation fees are as follows:
Cancellation Charge prior to inception £25.00
Cancellation Charge up to 14 days £35.00
Cancellation Charge after 14 days £75.00
General info about us
The value of your vehicle can also affect your premium, although a high vehicle value does not necessarily mean high premiums.
Tip: Differing prices might also reflect what’s included in your insurance cover. Check what your policy includes carefully before agreeing to the terms.
What cover do we provide?
Third party – the minimum legal requirement. It covers others (third party) but not you. If you injure someone or damage their property, they’re covered but if your own car is damaged or stolen, you have to pay for the loss yourself.
Third party, fire and theft cover – is as above but additionally covers you for repairs or replacement if your car is stolen or damaged by fire.
Fully comprehensive – the highest level of cover. On top of the basics of third party, fire and theft, it’s the only type that covers you if you damage your own car, even if the accident was your fault.
You can claim for:
• Repairs after an accident
• Accidental damage
• Vandalism
Tip: Fully comprehensive insurance often covers you to drive other people’s cars if you have their permission. You will only be insured under a basic third party cover for this. Check your particular cover policy terms.
Social, Domestic and Pleasure
This is the most common class of use applicable to virtually all policies. Cover includes any social use of the vehicle, i.e. shopping, the school run or visiting relatives.
Social, Domestic and Pleasure including Commuting
In addition to the above, cover includes commuting to one fixed place of work (or educational establishment in the case of persons in full time education).
Business Class 1
This permits the policyholder (and/or spouse) to use the car for travel between multiple fixed places of work in addition to use for social domestic and pleasure use. Common occupations that might require such class of use would include a supply teacher, a care worker who drives to see various patients, or any person who might have to work at more than one location.
Tip: This cover excludes use of the vehicle as a tool of trade.
Business Class 2
This class normally extends the cover under Class 1 (above) to any named drivers on the policy. Most insurance companies will require both the policyholder and the named driver to use the car for the same business (i.e. the insured and the named driver cannot use the vehicle in connection with different businesses) Tip: As above, this covers excludes commercial usage including delivering goods or selling products.
A modification is anything that has been added to your car that is nonstandard – this could be tinted windows, alloy wheels, spoilers etc. You should inform your insurer if you think your vehicle has any modifications in order to ensure you have adequate cover.
Tip: We have a modifications list to select from when doing an online quote and you can select a maximum of 5. if you have more than 5 modifications or are not sure it’s best to call us to discuss.
Yes, but we will only accept long–term hire agreements of one year or more.
What Vavista can’t cover
Getting a Quote?
Tip: It’s important that the address listed on your policy is the one at which your vehicle is kept most of the time.
•epilepsy
•strokes
•other neurological and mental health conditions
•physical disabilities
•visual impairments
Tip: If you’re unsure, it’s best to get in touch
Tip: If you have held your licence for 3 years 10 months, you’ll need to put this down as 3 years, even though it’s closer to 4. Only full years count.
Tip: The impact that a conviction has on your premium will depend on the type of conviction
This applies even if the claim was made by a named driver who is not on your new policy. It also works the other way, so if you had an accident when you were a named driver on someone else’s policy you would also need to disclose this on your new policy.
Tip: Insurers have access to online databases that have information on all UK claims and when a new insurance policy is taken every driver’s details are checked against this database so any incorrect claims information will be picked up.
Tip: Failure to do so might result in the cancellation of your policy or problems if you do claim.
We aim to email your documents within 48 hours. We will also advise you of your online portal access which offers you 24/7 access to your documents.
If you haven’t received them, please start by checking your email junk folders. Just in case they have been sent there by mistake.
Tip: These must be in full working order to be applicable.
No claims bonuses, excesses
So if you claim for damage to your car, and the insurer had set your compulsory excess as £200 and your voluntary excess is £100, you would have to pay an excess of £300. This could be paid directly to the garage the car is being repaired or deducted from settlement if the car is a total loss.
Tip: You can choose a voluntary excess £0, but generally choosing a higher voluntary excess is likely to make your premium cheaper.
Payments
This information can also be found anytime by logging into your Premium Credit account and selecting ‘Credit Agreements’ from the navigation menu.
To make any changes you can log on to your customer portal at www.premiumcredit.com and follow the instructions.
Alternatively, you can call the Premium Credit contact centre on 0344 736 9820, their opening hours are:
Mon – Fri: 8am-6pm
Sat – Sun: Closed
You can make any outstanding payments by logging on to your account at premiumcredit.com and follow the online instructions. You can also call Premium Credit Limited directly on 0344 736 0340. Vavista will not be able to collect any missed Direct Debit payments.
If your payment defaults, Premium Credit Limited will write to you to inform you. Please be aware that you will only be able to make this payment once your direct debit shows in default. This can take up to 2 working days from when the payment is attempted. If you miss a payment, you’ll be charged a Default Charge of £25.
If this is not paid within 7 days with Premium Credit Limited, we will send correspondence to you which will provide you with a further 7 days to make payment directly with Premium Credit Limited. Failure to make this payment within the given timeframe could result in your finance agreement being cancelled and insurance cover being withdrawn.
If you’re having trouble making your monthly payments, please let us know. You may want to speak to an independent organisation for free and impartial advice.
It is important that you read through your credit agreement as it contains important information. In your agreement you will see:
- The date your payments will be debited.
- The amount which will be taken.
- The final amount payable.
You need to sign and return the credit agreement within 21 days, you can access your credit agreement here: digital.premiumcredit.com, you will need your credit agreement reference number and Date of Birth.
Please note that if you do not sign and return this within 21 days, Premium Credit Limited will apply a fee of £25.00.
Vavista are a credit broker that arranges finance on behalf of our customers with Premium Credit Limited. That is why the payment will show up with Premium Credit Limited and not Vavista.
If you have opted to pay monthly a deposit payment would have been taken when you originally purchased your policy with Vavista. The remaining balance including interest would then be collected across instalments through Premium Credit Limited, and all future payments will appear on your bank account as Premium Credit Limited.
Premium Credit Limited work with brokers and insurers to provide their customers with finance to pay their insurance premiums by instalments. Any UK customer can apply for Premium Finance if they are over 18 and hold a UK bank account that accepts payment via Direct Debit.
Log on to your Creation Finance account at www.creation.co.uk and follow the online instructions. Alternatively, call us on 0344 840 6309 or contact Creation Finance directly on 0371 402 8905.
You can make any outstanding payments by logging on to your account at www.creation.co.uk and follow the online instructions. You can also call Creation Finance directly on 0371 402 8905.
Vavista will not be able to collect any missed Direct Debit payments. If your payment defaults, Creation Finance will write to you to inform you. Please be aware that you will only be able to make this payment once your direct debit shows in default. This can take up to 2 working days from when the payment is attempted. If you default, a fee of £25 will be applied. If this is not paid within 7 days, we will send correspondence to you, which will provide you with a further 7 days to make payment directly with Creation Finance. Failure to make this payment within the given timeframe could result in your finance agreement being cancelled and insurance cover being withdrawn.
It is important that you read through your credit agreement, as it contains important information. In your agreement you will see the date your payments will be debited, the amount to be taken and the final amount payable. You need to sign and return the credit agreement within 21 days from when you receive it. You can do this by using the pre-paid envelope included in your letter from Creation Finance. You can also e-sign your credit agreement by logging into your Creation Finance account. Please note, if you do not sign and return this within 21 days, Creation Finance will apply a fee of £10. Once the credit agreement is signed and returned or e-signed, this will be refunded back.
If your insurance was purchased before 4th April 2022 or has a renewal date prior to 4th April 2022, your policy is financed by Creation Consumer Finance Limited.
If you have opted to pay monthly, a deposit payment would have been taken, when you originally purchased your policy with Vavista. The remaining balance, including interest, would then be collected across 10 monthly instalments. Vavista are a credit broker that arranges premium finance on behalf of our customers. We do not act as the finance lender. These payments will show on your bank account as Creation Finance who are the finance lender.
Claims
• Remain calm
• Don’t accept liability
• Exchange details with the other party (including names, phone numbers and address, make, model and registration number of the vehicle, and details of their insurance company).
• Take down details of any witnesses or police officers that attended the scene
• Take photos if you can
• Send us any documentation you receive to do with the accident
Tip: Our expert insurance claims team will guide you through the claims process so you’re in safe hands
Then contact our Claims Team on 03448 409537. It will speed up the process if you have your policy details and incident details to hand.
The Approved Repairer will provide you with a free courtesy car for the duration of repairs,
each repair is carried out in accordance with recognised industry standards, and guaranteed for 3 years.
You can use a repairer of your choice but this will mean we can’t guarantee the work and you will need an estimate for us to approve before work can commence. You also lose your right to a courtesy car.
We consider your cars condition including bodywork, mileage, interior and service history. Once the engineer has completed their report we will carry out a series of industry database checks designed to safeguard our policyholders against fraud.
Once these are complete, payment will be sent to you, subject to the deductions i.e. outstanding finance, outstanding premiums, and excess as per the conditions of your policy.
If you have Third Party Fire and Theft cover this means we cover damage to any third party in the event of an accident with your vehicle, i.e. another driver, but are unable to deal with any damage caused to your vehicle including a total loss.
Our priority is to get your car repaired and back on the road, or a settlement to you if it is a total loss (write-off).
After this, we will try to recover our outlay from the person responsible for the accident. If we are successful, then making the claim will not affect your No Claims Bonus*
*No claims discount protection can be added if you have a minimum of 4 years no claims discount (NCD). This can be added before you buy the policy, and cannot then be added until the next renewal.
If you have Comprehensive cover, we will arrange for an inspection of your vehicle, any repairs (or agreement if it’s a total loss), and handle the other driver’s claim.
If you have Third Party Fire and Theft cover this means we cover damage to any third party in the event of an accident with your vehicle, i.e. another driver, but are unable to deal with any damage caused to your vehicle in a road traffic collision.
In both cases, if you receive any correspondence from the other driver, or their insurers, it’s important you contact us as soon as possible so that we can respond on your behalf.
Independent witness statements and police reports can also be used as evidence and can assist us in receiving an admission of liability from the other driver’s insurer. Also, if you have any dash-cam footage of the incident, please forward a copy to us as a matter of urgency. Similarly, if you aware of any CCTV cameras at the accident location please make us aware of this A.S.A.P, as quite often there is a time limit on obtaining copies before is the footage is deleted, this can often be as little as 14 days.
It is important to note that the more evidence we have available the greater our chances of successfully holding the Third Party at fault.
If the incident is your fault, your no claims discount will be reduced*.
In the event of a theft claim your no claims discount will be reduced, as it is unlikely we will locate the persons who stole your vehicle and recover the costs*.
*No claims discount protection can be added if you have a minimum of 4 years no claims discount (NCD). This can be added before you buy the policy, and cannot then be added until the next renewal.
Policy Changes
Tip: With a Vavista insurance your documents will automatically be stored in your personal online portal which allows you to check your details 24/7. Please contact us if your require more information or check your insurance confirmation email which will outline the portal details.
Tip: This will not necessarily have an impact on your premium but it is essential that it is logged.
Insurance Abroad
Tip: This is subject to your usual place of residence being in the United Kingdom.
If you are travelling in the EU you currently do not need a Green Card to travel as listed in the EU Motor Insurance Directive.
Tip: Please remember, there will be no cover for countries outside the territorial limits of your policy with Vavista.
Tip: You can find a list of these countries in your policy documents.
The Motor Insurance Database
The police use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology with information from the Motor Insurance Database (MID) to identify and catch people driving uninsured vehicles. More than 500 are seized every day and one person every three minutes is convicted for uninsured driving.
The MID is also systematically compared with the DVLA’s registered keeper records to identify uninsured vehicles from the record.
Tip: Just like the DVLA, you can check your vehicle is appearing on the MID for FREE.
Windscreen cover
Your documents also set out your windscreen excess. Your excess is payable directly to the windscreen company.
You can find out more about our add-ons here vavista.com/policy-documents/car.
Green Card
The UK are now able to participate in the Green Card Free Circulation Area (GCFCA) which means there is no longer a need for UK registered vehicles to carry a Green Card when travelling to the EU from 2nd August 2021.
Details can be found on: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-insurance/driving-abroad
My Data
Please remember that we may not be able to provide all the information you request if an exemption or restriction applies in the law. Examples of this could be if you ask for the same information lots of times or if we have had to share data with the police and they ask us to not let you know as it could harm an investigation.