Knowing i am insured is a load off my mind .Should i break down or scooter stolen covered for anything that may happen.Great thing also for me no worries paying ,just a direct debit each month ,then forget about till next year .Great !
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Whatever you keep in there
A house move, spare stock or a van's worth of tools. One policy covers the contents of your container.
What's covered
Loss or damage to your contents at the storage facility, up to your sum insured, caused by:
- Fire, lightning or explosion
- Theft or attempted theft
- Riot, civil commotion, strike or malicious damage
- Flood or storm
- Smoke
- Escape of water or oil
- Subsidence or collapse of the storage facility
- Impact by vehicles, aircraft or falling objects
Also included
- Transit
- Fire, explosion or theft from an enclosed car or commercial vehicle, moving your contents to or from the storage facility in the UK.
- New for old
- Items under three years old, with proof of purchase, ownership and value.
- Replacement locks
- Locks or padlocks damaged by a covered event, including fitting and keys.
Theft cover applies where there is forcible and violent entry or exit.
Fire Theft Flood or storm Smoke Escape of water or oil Impact
- Accidental damage
- Wear and tear, gradual deterioration or mechanical breakdown
- Theft where there is no evidence of forcible and violent entry
- Losses outside the insured storage facility, unless in transit
- Items not owned by you
- Goods stored in non-professional or unsecured facilities
- Moth, vermin or infestation damage
- Items excluded under the policy, such as hazardous or illegal goods
- Losses from failure to meet security or eligibility requirements
Accidental damage Wear and tear Vermin Hazardous goods
- Sum insured
- £1,000 to £50,000
- Single item, specified
- £10,000
- Single item, unspecified
- £5,000
- Valuables
- Up to £5,000 in total
- Collections
- Up to £10,000 in total
- Pedal cycles
- Limit on your schedule
- Transit
- £5,000 per incident
- Replacement locks
- £250
- Paper documents
- Reprint costs only
Valuables, collections and pedal cycles are covered up to the limit shown in your schedule. If no pedal cycle limit is shown, pedal cycles are not covered. Theft claims need evidence, such as a police report. Insure for the full replacement value, or a claim may be reduced. No transit cover while the vehicle is unattended. Replacement locks are £250 per incident and in total per period of insurance, within the sum insured.
£1,000 to £50,000 cover £10,000 single item £5,000 in transit
- Professionally operated and purpose-built for storage
- Run by a company whose primary business is storage
- CCTV surveillance
- Controlled access, such as staff or secure key-code entry
- Fire detection systems
- Complies with the storage operator's rental or licence agreement
Purpose-built CCTV Controlled access Fire detection
A summary of the policy summary (IPID) and policy wording. The policy wording has the full terms.
Not sure what it's all worth?
Tap what's in your container and we'll add it up. Typical values, so change the total if yours differ.
Contents value£0
a month, illustrative£3.27
Covered in three steps
- 1Contents value£2,000Storage facility Search locations
Tell us about your container
Where it is, what's in it and what it's worth.
- 2Monthly£3.27Yearly£29.21
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- 3You're coveredCover starts on the date you choose
Pay and you're covered
Pay by card or Direct Debit. Cover starts on the date you choose.
Been quoted by your storage site?
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You'd save each year£126.79
For £2,000 of contents. Illustrative price. Check what each policy covers before comparing on price.
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I have insured 3 of my scooters i also now insured my home.
4.8
Rated Excellent
Over the years ALL of the people l have spoken to have been so helpful and very professional.l have recommend Mark Bates every time and when l say who l'm with my clients are very impressed as they know Mark Bates to be very good.
They are very helpful and caring
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Guides to container storage
Practical help on packing, security and looking after what you store.
How to stop damp and condensation in a storage container
Airflow, packing and the things that make the difference.
How to pack a storage container
What goes in first, what goes on top and how to leave a walkway.
How to choose a container storage site
Security, access hours and the questions to ask before you sign.