Motor Legal Protection

Add legal cover to your Car Insurance policy. Cover your legal costs for a personal injury claim if you’re involved in an accident that isn’t your fault.

Motor Legal Protection is underwritten by AmTrust Specialty Limited.

Legal cover for Tesco Car Insurance

Motor Legal Protection provides cover for your legal costs and expenses if:

  • you need to make a claim - which can include a personal injury claim - following a motoring accident that wasn’t your faultyou need to make a claim - which can include a personal injury claim - following a motoring accident that wasn’t your fault
  • you want to recover uninsured losses - for example, solicitor’s fees or loss of earnings - if the accident wasn’t your faultyou want to recover uninsured losses - for example, solicitor’s fees or loss of earnings - if the accident wasn’t your fault
  • the chances of you having a successful claim are more than 50%the chances of you having a successful claim are more than 50%

Why add legal cover to your Car Insurance policy?

  • Cover up to £100,000 for legal costs and expenses to pursue uninsured lossesCover up to £100,000 for legal costs and expenses to pursue uninsured losses
  • 24/7 legal advice helpline for you and your named drivers24/7 legal advice helpline for you and your named drivers
  • Cover for the cost of a lawyer following an accident that isn’t your faultCover for the cost of a lawyer following an accident that isn’t your fault
  • Helps to recover personal injury costs, excess fees and loss of earningsHelps to recover personal injury costs, excess fees and loss of earnings
  • It won’t affect your No Claim DiscountIt won’t affect your No Claim Discount

Terms and conditions apply.

For full details of cover, exclusions, excesses, monetary limits and terms, please see the policy booklet.

    Is legal cover included as standard?

    Tesco Car Insurance comes with standard legal cover. It protects you for legal liabilities and responsibilities, based on the terms of your policy.

    Motor Legal Protection, on the other hand, covers the legal costs involved in claiming for your own uninsured losses. For example:

    • Your insurance excess paymentsYour insurance excess payments
    • Lost earningsLost earnings
    • Compensation for personal injuriesCompensation for personal injuries

    You can choose Motor Legal Protection as an optional extra when you apply for Tesco Car Insurance or you can add it on later. It can help to give you additional protection and peace of mind for an additional cost.

    If you already have Tesco Car Insurance, you can add Motor Legal Protection to your policy in Your Insurance Account. Remember, you don’t need to pay an admin fee when you make changes to your policy online.

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      Important information

      About Tesco Car Insurance

      Tesco Car Insurance is arranged and administered by Tesco Insurance and is underwritten by Tesco Underwriting Ltd.

      Optional extras insurers:

      • Motor Legal Protection is underwritten by AmTrust Specialty Limited
      • Breakdown Cover is underwritten by RAC Insurance Ltd
      • Keycover is underwritten by AA Underwriting Insurance Company Ltd. Claims are handled by Keycare
      • Upgraded Courtesy Car cover is underwritten by Tesco Underwriting Ltd

      You’ll find complete details of the cover, monetary limits, exclusions, excesses and terms in our policy documents.

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        The policy booklet and product information documents outline the benefits, limitations and exclusions that’ll apply to your cover.

          You can access your policy booklet below:

              Car Insurance FAQs

              This will depend on factors such as your age, occupation and the type of policy cover and product you choose (NB: it is only available on Silver and Gold cover, where eligible). The cover applies on a third-party only basis if you have the vehicle owner's permission, and the vehicle is registered, insured and legal to drive in the UK, including insurance in its own right.

              Please check your Certificate of Motor Insurance to confirm if you are eligible to drive another vehicle (under section 5).

              Full details of any limitations are in your policy booklet.

                Anyone who drives your car should be named on your policy as an additional driver. You can add a driver by logging into Your Insurance Account.

                Adding additional drivers to your insurance could increase the overall cost of your policy but you will not be charged a fee when completing via this service. Your insurer reserves the right to refuse cover based on age, licence, residency and experience of the proposed additional driver.

                Please see our existing FAQ 'How do I add or update my additional driver details?' for instructions on how to do.

                If you want to add a temporary driver, they can be added to your policy up to a maximum of 28 days over the policy year. To do this, you will need to contact our Customer Service team and have your policy number ready. An administration fee will be applied and must be paid in addition to any change in premium.

                  When you apply for cover, you have the option of adding protection for your No Claims Discount (NCD) if you have a minimum of four years NCD. You must also have had no more than one fault claim in a three-year period to be eligible. Your NCD will then be maintained in the event of up to 2 claims within the first policy year.

                  If you renew your policy and have two claims in a three-year period, NCD protection will be removed, and if you were to have a third claim in this time, your NCD will be reduced.

                  Without NCD protection, claims where we are unable to make a full recovery from a third party will reduce your NCD.

                  NCD protection does not protect your premium and you may have to pay a higher premium and excess from your next renewal if any claims are made. Your NCD will not increase in any years in which you have a claim. If you renew your Tesco Car Insurance policy, the terms of your no claims discount protection will change. More information on how Protected NCD may be affected by multiple claims can be found in your policy booklet.

                    If you've driven a company car and the company have made no claims during that time, you could be eligible for a no claims discount provided that;

                    • the car has been used for both personal and business use with you as the main driver
                    • you also need to have been claim free on the company car for a minimum of one year
                    • you are no longer using the company car
                    • you will need to provide proof on company headed paper stating that you have been using the car for personal and business purposes

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