Collingwood Insurance Jargon Buster
Learning to drive and getting insurance can be a confusing time with so many new words and terms thrown at you at every turn. We have put together this helpful jargon buster to help you understand key terms relating to your policy.
Short term insurance varies depending on the insurer. Here at Collingwood, our short-term policies start from 28 days with the ability to top up 7 days. You can cover yourself to drive your own car or someone else’s.
This is a class of use for insurance. This means that you will be using the car for day to day driving. Social, domestic and pleasure means driving to meet friends, daily task, outings and holidays. It does not cover commuting or business use.
A Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) must be made when you take a vehicle ‘off the road’ and you wish to stop both taxing and insuring your vehicle. Head to the government website to find out more about when you need to make a SORN.
The form that shows the information that you gave us or was given on your behalf. We have relied on the information provided on this form in entering into this contract of insurance. If there are any alterations to the facts shown in this form you should inform Collingwood as soon as reasonably possible.
A full licence holder who is aged 21 or over and has held a full licence of the required type (manual or automatic) for at least 3 years. The accompanying driver must sit in the front passenger seat of the vehicle to ensure that it is being driven in a safe and legal manner.