Flexible private hire insurance made for Ola drivers

Private Hire insurance provides cover for professional drivers who carry pre-booked passengers or deliveries of food and parcels in return for payment. This is also known as Hire & Reward.

Bookings are typically made by phone, text, or mobile app and drivers may work with local or national taxi companies, or rideshare apps like Uber, Ola and Bolt. Depending on the level of cover purchased, Private Hire insurance can insure the driver, their vehicle, their passengers, and third-party persons and property.

Private Hire insurance may also be called PCO insurance, minicab insurance or taxi insurance. It specifically covers licensed drivers who carry passengers for a living. Standard motor insurance does not cover this type of activity.

Zego’s Private Hire insurance provides all-in-one cover - protecting licensed PH drivers when they carry passengers, transport food and parcels, or use their vehicle for social and domestic purposes. PH drivers may purchase fully comprehensive or third-party protection - see the differences below.

- Personal driving/private hire work/food & parcel delivery: Included with 3rd Party or Fully Comprehensive.
- Costs for causing damage to other vehicles or property up to £5m: Included with 3rd Party or Fully Comprehensive.
- Your legal liability for causing death or injury to other people: Included with 3rd Party or Fully Comprehensive.
- Public liability cover up to £5m: Included with 3rd Party and Fully Comprehensive.
- Loss, damage, theft of your vehicle and its spare parts: With Fully Comprehensive only.
- Windscreen (excess £50): With Fully Comprehensive only.
- Audio, communication, navigation equipment (excess £500): With Fully Comprehensive only.

Yes. Zego’s all-in-one Private Hire insurance cover provides protection to carry passengers, food delivery or parcels, and use the vehicle for social and domestic purposes.

There are two types of taxi insurance in the UK:

1. Private Hire insurance covers licensed Private Hire drivers who transport passengers, or deliveries of food and parcels for pre-booked customers who order a ride by phone, text, or mobile app. Private Hire drivers may not pick up passengers who hail them in the street.

2. Public Hire insurance covers licensed Hackney Carriage drivers (black cabs), who may transport passengers, or deliveries of food or parcels for customers who order a ride by phone, text, or mobile app, or who hail a taxi in the street – known as ‘ply for hire’. Zego currently does not offer Public Hire insurance.

Professional drivers can buy Private Hire insurance from Zego by the month or by the year. You can check out this post for an overview on private hire taxi insurance costs.

• Our 30 days policy is perfect if you just want short term cover for your work and free time without any long-term commitment. Buy with one easy payment.
• Annual coverage is for you if you want a long-term policy to cover your work and free time. You can pay in a single payment or by 9 monthly instalments.

On average, Private Hire drivers with a good driving record can expect to pay £175 for a 30 days policy, or £1582 for the annual option. Drivers who choose our one year policy will typically save £518 over a 12 months period than those who buy our rolling 30 days cover.

Drivers could lower the cost of their 30 days cover by switching to Zego Sense, our telematic ‘live drive’ policy. The better you drive, the more you save, with discounts of up to 20% for our best drivers and a typical average premium of only £140 per 30 days.

Get your quote in under a minute, then purchase online or over the phone. Buy your Private Hire insurance the easy way with Zego. No office visits, minimal paperwork. If you can say ‘yes’ to the points below then Zego Private Hire insurance is right for you:

- You have a private hire licence
- You live and work in England, Scotland, or Wales
- You have a full UK driving licence
- Your vehicle has 9 seats or fewer (including the driver’s seat)
- You are aged 21 - 75
- You’ve had no more than 3 at-fault claims and/or more than 4 non-fault claims in the last 3 years