Driving in Northern Ireland

It's super easy to drive with Cuvva in Northern Ireland. Here's what you need to know 👇

Download the app, enter your car’s number plate, and follow the simple instructions. It only takes a few minutes to get an affordable temporary car insurance quote with Cuvva in Northern Ireland.

You can drive with Cuvva using a licence issued in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, most EU countries, and Switzerland.

However the car itself must be registered in the UK. This means you can use a car from England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland to drive in Northern Ireland - but not a car issued in Europe, including the Republic of Ireland.

FYI: When driving with a Northern Irish or European licence, it must be a full licence. We can’t currently offer cover to learner drivers who don’t have a provisional GB licence issued in England, Scotland, or Wales.

You can drive abroad using a Cuvva policy, including driving from Northern Ireland into the Republic of Ireland (or getting a ferry from England, Wales, or Scotland to the Republic).

However, keep in mind that your fully comprehensive Cuvva policy will most likely only give you third-party cover while driving outside of the UK, like in the Republic of Ireland.

When driving in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) your Cuvva policy will always be fully comprehensive. But if you drive from Northern Ireland into the Republic of Ireland (or drive elsewhere in Europe) it will become a third-party cover policy.

While you can drive in Europe, your policy must begin and end in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland). This means you need to make sure your policy is long enough for you to drive to Europe and back again. Otherwise you might end up stranded outside the UK with no cover.

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