GoShorty has expanded its temporary vehicle insurance offering with temporary taxi insurance and a named driver option for car and van impound release policies. The additions follow the launch of temporary car courier insurance and temporary motorhome insurance as the company moves further into specialist motor cover.
The new taxi product is designed for drivers who do not want to commit to a 12-month policy. GoShorty offers cover for 7, 14, 21 or 28 days, with comprehensive protection for private hire and public hire taxi work.
The policy also includes hire and reward cover, allowing drivers to undertake multi-drop delivery work during quieter passenger periods. GoShorty said the product is aimed at seasonal drivers, people working part time and those testing taxi work before taking out longer-term insurance.
Policies are arranged online, with GoShorty saying cover takes under two minutes to set up. No black box or camera installation is required, and the standalone policy does not affect a driver’s personal No Claims Bonus.
Department for Transport figures show more than 313,000 licensed taxis and private hire vehicles in England. GoShorty is targeting part of this market with shorter-duration policies for drivers who want insurance linked more closely to the periods they work.
The traditional 12-month taxi insurance model simply no longer aligns with how professional drivers want to manage their businesses today.
Phil Evans, managing director at GoShorty
Evans said annual cover often creates a high upfront cost for people working seasonal periods, taking extra shifts or combining taxi driving with another job. He said the temporary policy gives drivers short-term legal cover without requiring monitoring equipment or affecting their personal No Claims Bonus.
GoShorty has also changed its temporary car and van impound release insurance to support named drivers. The option is intended for cases where the vehicle owner is unable to collect the vehicle personally from a police compound.
Under the updated policy, an owner is able to nominate a trusted friend or family member as a named driver. That person is then insured to collect the car or van and drive it away from the compound.
The change addresses situations where the registered owner is physically or legally unable to drive the vehicle after it has been seized.
GoShorty said delays in collection often lead to additional daily storage charges, making a named driver option useful when the owner cannot complete the recovery.
“We know that having a vehicle seized is an incredibly stressful experience, which is frequently made worse by rigid recovery rules,” Evans said. He added that extending car and van impound insurance to named drivers gives owners another route to recover their vehicles while meeting the required insurance conditions.
The two launches extend GoShorty’s range of temporary motor products beyond standard car insurance. Its recent additions now include taxi, courier, motorhome and impound-related cover aimed at drivers who need insurance for limited periods rather than annual policies.
