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title: "Marine insurance for shipping a car | Shipping a Car"
url: https://shippingacar.co.uk/marine-insurance/
description: "Marine insurance covers your car up to its full value if it is damaged or lost while it is shipped to the UK. Your normal car insurance will not."
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# Marine insurance

Cover for your car while it is at sea, up to its full value. It is optional, it costs a few percent of the car's value, and we think it is worth having.

[Photo: A container ship heading towards the camera through blue water]

## Peace of mind

Our marine insurance policy covers your car up to its full value if it is damaged in
transit. If the unlikely happens, you are paid out for the value of the car or the cost of
repairing it, without a fight.

In all our years of shipping cars we have not had to rely on it. But it means the whole
thing can be stress free, whatever happens on the way.

## Do you need it?

That is entirely up to you. It is worth knowing, though, that your normal car insurance
will not cover the car while it is being shipped. And if something happens to the ship
that results in a total loss, you would not be covered at all.

It is usually a few percent of the car's value, so for most people it is an easy yes. An
excess applies to minor damage, and your quote will tell you what it is. Just
tell us on your quote form and we will include it.

- **Up to full value** Damage in transit or total loss
- **A few percent** Of the car's value, as a rule of thumb
- **Not your usual policy** Normal car insurance stops at the port

## Tell us about your car

Where it is, what it is and when you need it here. We will price the whole import, from collection abroad to UK registration with My Car Import, not just the boat.

Rather talk it through? Call 01332 810442