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GAP Insurance Guides

Clear, practical information about GAP insurance, vehicle write-offs, finance, leasing and claims.

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Start with the essentials

Use these guides to understand what GAP insurance can protect, how the policy types differ and why suitable cover is about more than simply clearing outstanding finance.

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How GAP insurance works, the different protection levels and what to check before buying.

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Compare Invoice, Replacement, Contract Hire and Top-Up GAP side-by-side.

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GAP and Finance

Learn why clearing finance is only one part of the protection GAP insurance can provide.

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Explore the different types of GAP insurance

Each type of cover protects a different financial position. Start with the description closest to how you acquired your vehicle and what you would want protected after a Total Loss.

Invoice GAP

Covering the difference between the total loss valuation of your vehicle and the higher of either the original invoice price, or the outstanding finance at the time of claim.

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Replacement GAP

Everything that Invoice GAP provides, plus additional financial cover if the cost of a new equivalent vehicle at the time of claim has increased beyond your original invoice price.

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Contract Hire GAP

Covering the difference between the total loss valuation and the termination amount for which you are liable under the terms of the contract hire agreement plus reimbursement of some/all of your initial rental.

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Top-Up GAP

Increases your motor insurer's total loss valuation of your vehicle by up to 25% (max £10,000).

Annually renewable cover for vehicles up to 10 years old.

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Policy details worth checking

These focused pages explain features and conditions that could affect eligibility or a future claim.

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