What is misfuelling?
Misfuelling is when you accidentally fill up your tank with the wrong sort of fuel. It’s worryingly easy to add the wrong fuel to your car, especially if you own a diesel vehicle. This is because unleaded petrol pump nozzles are smaller than diesel nozzles, so they fit into the fuel tank without resistance.
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How common is it?
With an increasing number of households owning multiple cars that use different fuel types, accidents are becoming more commonplace, with around 400 people misfuelling each day – that’s 150,000 people each year. A moment’s inattention can lead to a costly mistake…
Diesel misfuelling is increasing in the UK as the sale of diesel cars has dramatically increased over the last decade; cases of misfuelling have more than doubled in the last ten years.
Does car insurance cover misfuels?
Misfuelling isn’t included in most insurance policies by default; you usually have to ask for it to be added to your policy as an optional extra.
If you’re thinking of purchasing car insurance with us and you’d like to add misfuelling cover to your policy, let us know. Without specific cover for misfuelling, putting the wrong fuel in your car can be extremely costly to deal with; it’s estimated that the cost to drain petrol, repair parts and replace diesel fuel can come to anything up to £5,000 all told.
The repairs needed after fuel is drained may not be covered by insurance, warranties or breakdown cover without the right policy in place.
Other Extra Benefits
Breakdown
Flux Rescue Breakdown Cover
Get comprehensive breakdown cover from just 70.00 a year that offers 24 hour UK and EU roadside assistance and recovery, 365 days of the year.
With cover provided for breakdown and recovery, transport to your home, destination of choice, or a garage for you and five passengers, emergency accommodation expenses, home start service, and breakdown cover for your caravan or trailer too, you can get fantastic protection without breaking the bank.
Our breakdown helplines are open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, and we have a network of more than 1,800 breakdown experts across Europe, so you’re only ever one phone call away from help.
Courtesy Car
Courtesy Car
Being stuck without a courtesy car following an accident can not only make it hard to get around, but also stand in the way of going to work, doing the weekly shop, and enjoying your spare time.
Many people assume that every car and van insurance policy provides a courtesy car as standard, only realising too late that it isn’t the case. In fact, most non-comprehensive policies will not offer you a courtesy car, and there are even situations where having a comprehensive policy won’t guarantee you one.
Make sure that you always have access to a courtesy car by adding one to your Adrian Flux motor policy. Just ask one of our team about how we can help.
Flex Drive
Drive Any Car Insurance
There are many reasons you might need to drive someone else’s car, either in an emergency or as part of an agreement.
While many policies include third party cover for you to drive any vehicle, this often leaves you liable for the full cost of your own damage caused in the event of an accident.
Our Flex Drive car insurance extends your cover to include accidental damage cover on the vehicle you’re driving, just like a fully comprehensive policy. It covers claims up to £20,000 on any car you use.
That extra cover will give you the confidence to drive any vehicle, with the owner’s permission, at any time.
Keycare
Keycare Insurance
If you’ve ever lost your keys, you’ll know that it’s no laughing matter, and can in fact end up costing you a lot of money in locksmith fees.
For just 23.00 a year, our five-star Keycare insurance policy will cover locksmith expenses, replacement locks and keys, car immobiliser replacement costs, car hire costs, and transport costs if you’re stranded, up to a value of £1,500.
We’ll pay out if your keys are stolen, locked inside your home or vehicle, or lost for 48 hours. Better yet, your keys are protected regardless of your location; we now cover keys worldwide.
For more information and to add Keycare to your policy, speak to a member of our team today.
Free Legal Expenses Insurance
Free Legal Expenses Insurance
Finding good legal representation after an accident which wasn’t your fault can be a nightmare, and while the family solicitor may seem like the obvious answer, in most cases your local firm will not be specialists in motor claims.
Our legal expenses cover will cover costs involved in taking civil legal action after the accident to recover any uninsured losses such as death or injury, policy excess, loss of earnings, vehicle repairs, an alternative vehicle, damage to personal property and towing, vehicle recovery and storage.
The policy we offer will cover you for up to £100,000 worth of legal expenses and hire of a vehicle, provided you use the solicitor appointed to pursue your claim. This comes free with all our Motor Insurance policies.
Misfuel
Misfuelling Insurance Cover
A staggering 400 people every day put the wrong fuel in their car – that’s 150,000 people every year!
The damage caused by filling your car or van up with the wrong fuel can be catastrophic, and lead to hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds worth of repairs being carried out.
With misfuel cover, as long as you’ve realised your error before driving away we’ll cover draining the fuel from your car, tow you to a garage if we can’t help at the pump, and provide £10 of fuel to get you on your way again.
Pothole Cover
Pothole Insurance
Did you know that if you claim on your car insurance policy for pothole damage, you’ll probably lose your no claims bonus and will have to pay your excess, leading to increased insurance costs when you renew?
With the number of potholes skyrocketing in the UK, it’s now more important than ever to protect your vehicle in the event you run over one.
At Adrian Flux, we offer pothole damage insurance as an extra benefit to your car insurance policy. That’s added protection for your car, your no claims bonus, and your wallet.
Gadget Insurance
Gadget Insurance
Is there anything more annoying than your mobile phone breaking, or your laptop deciding not to turn on?
Gadgets have virtually become an extra limb in the 21st century, so why wouldn’t you protect your mobile phone, laptop, games console or tablet in the same way you would protect your home or car?
For as little as 49.99 per year, you can have peace of mind that your gadgets are insured, should they be damaged, suffer a mechanical failure or stolen, wherever you are in the world and are covered up to £1,500 per claim without affecting your home insurance no claims bonus. Whatsmore there are no limits on the amount of gadgets on your policy.
Adrian Flux specialists have access to a national network of companies so you can be confident of getting a fast and efficient service, should the worst happen to your gadgets.
Goods in Transit
Goods in Transit Insurance
Goods in transit insurance is designed to cover anyone who uses their vehicle for transporting goods professionally, whether they’re documents, materials, or packages.
Whether you work as a courier, delivery driver, or in the haulage industry, having the right cover for your cargo, whatever it is, can make the world of difference, and save you money and a headache, if something bad should happen.
To find out more about how you can get insurance for transporting goods, and what’s covered, speak to our team today.
Home Emergency Cover
Home Emergency Cover
From leaking pipes to blocked drains, electrical failures to boiler breakdowns, if emergency strikes, having the right insurance can save you time, headaches, and money.
With home emergency insurance from Adrian Flux, you can get your home covered for a wide variety of issues, with tailored cover and flexible payment options, keeping you safe year-round without breaking the bank.
To find out more about our home emergency cover, and all of our home insurance policies, speak to a member of our team today.
Home Legal Protection
Home Legal Protection Insurance
There are 50,000 reasons why home legal protection cover, or family legal protection, is a smart idea.
Home legal protection cover provides peace of mind against the threat of being sued and, in the event that you have to pursue a civil claim, it will provide cover for your legal expenses, up to a certain amount.
Home legal protection provides up to £50,000 indemnity for you and the people that matter to you: the family you live with, your spouse or partner, your parents or parents-in-law, and your children under the age of 21.
There are four main areas of cover: Personal Injury, Your Home, Services & Personal Property and Employment.
Keycare for Landlords
Keycare for Landlords
As a landlord, losing the keys to your rental properties, or having them stolen, can pose both an enormous headache and a big financial burden.
With Adrian Flux’s keycare insurance for landlords, we can cover the cost of replacement keys, changing locks, and locksmith fees for your properties.
Landlord Legal Protection
Landlord Legal Protection
Starting at just £30, Adrian Flux’s landlord legal expenses insurance provides up to £100,000 cover for property legal disputes, attendance expenses and rent recovery costs from your tenants.
An extra level of cover, available from just £150, can also extend to include up to £50,000 advisor’s costs per claim for rent guarantee and provide payments of up to £1,000 per month to cover rent payments missed by your tenants.
To find out more about our landlord legal cover and rent protection, click find out more, or call to speak to our team.
Rent Guarantee
Landlord Legal Protection + Rent Guarantee
Adrian Flux’s landlord legal expenses insurance provides up to £100,000 cover for property legal disputes, attendance expenses and rent recovery costs from your tenants.
An extra level of cover, available from just £150, can also extend to include up to £50,000 advisor’s costs per claim for rent guarantee and provide payments of up to £1,000 per month to cover rent payments missed by your tenants.
To find out more about our landlord legal cover and rent protection, click find out more, or call to speak to our team.
Personal Accident
Personal Accident Cover
Personal accident cover, also sometimes referred to as auto extra cover, can be hard to find, and while you may believe your insurance covers you for all injuries, this is not the case.
While nobody likes to think of the possibility of being seriously injured in an accident, unfortunately it can happen. Adrian Flux can offer you personal accident cover, if you are unfortunate enough to suffer a bodily injury in the event of an incident and you can’t claim compensation from another party.
We will pay you an amount to help you financially following an injury the sum insured for any of the following: accidental death, total and permanent loss of sight in one or both eyes, loss of a limb or permanent disability. The policy will cover you for up to £100,000 for any one accident causing bodily injury, in line with warranties and conditions.
Personal Possessions
Personal Possessions Insurance
No matter how careful you are, ensuring your personal possessions are safe in your vehicle, can be trickier than you may think.
There’s always a risk of theft from your vehicle, no matter how well you hide items in your boot or glovebox. That’s why personal possessions cover is vital.
Adrian Flux’s personal possessions insurance is specifically designed to protect your items, whether that’s gadgets, sports/hobby equipment or camping gear left in your car, van, camper or caravan.
Our policy covers your personal effects in a car, van, camper or caravan up to £1,000 and a low excess of only £50 – providing insurance for a wide range of personal effects against fire and lightning damage, malicious damage, storm and flood and theft from a locked vehicle.
Public Liability
Public Liability Car Insurance
Protect yourself from liability costs with our public liability car insurance, available from 19.99. Ideal in the event you or your vehicle damages someone else’s property or causes accidental bodily injury.
Public liability car insurance can protect you should you:
Display your car in a car show or exhibit: give us a call if you regularly attend and exhibit in car shows and you require legal cover.
Work as a driving instructor: we offer driving instructor insurance for ADIs and PDIs. Public liability cover can be added to your insurance with little extra fuss.
Work as a courier: you can easily add public liability cover to your self-employed courier van insurance.
Spare Parts
Spare Car Parts Insurance
Whether you own spares for your kit car or are in the process of modifying your day-to-day motor, are collecting parts for a future mod or have just got a few old spares lying around, your standard insurance policies could be leaving your vehicle spare parts dangerously unprotected.
Sadly, most household insurance policies exclude cars and their unattached parts, and even those that do offer cover could end up costing you dearly with high excesses and the premium rises after a claim.
But, with Adrian Flux’s Spare Parts Insurance, you can get cover for storing thousands of pounds worth of spares at home or in your car from as little as 15.00.
Total Loss Protection
Total Loss Protection Insurance
Total Loss Protection helps bridge the gap between what you paid for your car and the insurance payout you receive if it is written off in an accident.
While your vehicle insurance policy will pay out the vehicle’s current market value, Total Loss Protection insurance cover will top this up by 25 percent, up to a maximum of £10,000.
For as little as 49.00 a year, the Total Loss Protection policy will give you extra funds to help you buy a suitable replacement car more in keeping with the one you have lost.
If you sell your vehicle, providing no claims have been made under the policy, you can transfer the cover to your new one.
Track Days
Track Day Insurance
Track days can be thrilling, whether you are part of a car club, or with a group of friends. The majority of car insurance providers do not cover track events, so it is important you have specialist track day insurance for when you and your car are tearing up the tarmac.
Adrian Flux are pleased to offer cover for a wide variety of track day events from just 67.20 [custom_popup_price] per day, making this fun-filled hobby more accessible and affordable for all.
Track day events insurance includes cover for the following:
- Track days
- Hill climbs
- Drag strips
Travel Insurance
Flexible Travel Insurance
Whether you’re lounging on the beach or hitting the slopes, having the right travel insurance can mean the difference between the holiday of a lifetime and a financial headache.
Providing up to £5,000 if your trip is cancelled or cut short, up to £15million medical expenses, £250 money and document cover, £2,000 baggage cover, and £2million personal liability insurance, you’ll be fully covered, no matter what happens.
Click find out more to get more information, or speak to a member of our team today to get your quote.
Windscreen Cover
Windscreen Cover
Most fully comprehensive motor insurance policies provide free windscreen cover – we think that’s a smashing deal!
If you notice a chip in your windscreen, you might think it’s not a problem but left untreated it could turn into a crack but driving with a cracked windscreen could be considered a motoring offence if it is deemed to impair your view. And that crack can quickly get worse and shatter the windscreen.
Our specialist windscreen cover will meet the cost of the repair or replacement of your windscreen in the event of it being damaged saving you hundreds of pounds in some cases.
Adrian Flux has access to a national network of windscreen replacement companies so you can be confident of getting a fast and efficient repair.
Helmet & Leathers
Helmet and Leathers Insurance
However carefully you ride, the roads can be a dangerous place for bikers, and there’s no getting away from the fact that a good helmet and proper protective clothing are essential. But good quality helmets and leathers can be expensive, and if you do come off, they are likely to be damaged, even if they have saved you from a serious injury.
So it makes sense to protect them with a helmet and leathers insurance policy.
Our helmet and leathers policy costs just £29.99, and covers £1,500 worth of your protective clothing, including your helmet, boots, gloves and leathers, against loss and damage in the event of a motorcycle accident within the United Kingdom.
We also cover up to £3,000 worth of protective gear for just £39.99.
Company Car NCB
Company Car No Claims Bonus
Many insurers are unwilling to accept bonuses earned in company cars on private car policies, which can leave drivers unfairly paying over the odds for insurance, despite their many years of claim-free driving.
At Adrian Flux, we work with insurance companies that accept company car no claims bonus to help you get a fair deal on your private car insurance.
Once we receive confirmation from your employer or ex-employer of how many years company car insurance no claims bonus you earned, we can apply an equivalent discount to the insurance quote for your own car.
SORN & Build Up Cover
Laid-up Insurance, SORN Insurance and Build-up Cover
Even when your car is unused and parked in a garage, it can be damaged by accident or by fire and can even be targeted by thieves and criminals. To help keep your motor intact while you aren’t using it, we can offer laid-up insurance.
From kit cars being built to SORN insurance, cars laid-up in need of repairing, to ones you only use seasonally – whatever your reason for keeping a vehicle off the road, we can find you cover.
We are also able to offer insurance for cars that won’t be used on the road, but aren’t laid-up. We have policies available for track cars, show cars and even purely off-road cars (vehicle must have a unique identification number, such as a chassis or engine number); as long as you won’t be driving on the road you could get discounted insurance to help cover your motoring hobbies.
Maplin Dash Cam
Maplin Dash Cam
Every year on Britain’s roads thousands of motorists are caught out by fraudsters using so-called ‘crash for cash’ schemes, or find themselves the victim of accidents and crashes that weren’t their fault.
Tools
Van Tool Insurance
For just £69.00 a year, you could claim for damage, loss, or theft of tools up to £5,000 whilst they’re being driven in your van, loaded or unloaded, or stored in your van over night.
There’s no denying that the tools of your trade are vital to your business, so you need to know that if they’re lost or damaged that you can afford to replace them and get back to work as soon as possible.
With a low £100 excess for each claim, and cover for theft, loss, or damage, you can be confident that even if the worst happens, we’ll help you to get new tools and get back on the job quickly.
Licence Defence
Licence Defence Motorist Legal Assistance
Drivers facing speeding tickets, allegations of careless driving, or claims of other motoring offences, often struggle to deal with what can be a confusing whirlwind of paperwork, legal processes and police interviews. And without the right advice and assistance, many of those drivers risk making bad decisions that make already difficult situations even worse.
Agreed Value
Agreed Value Car Insurance
Owning a car that you really care about makes it all the more important to get proper compensation should you need to make an insurance claim. Our agreed value car insurance is a great way of tailoring your insurance to you.
A wide range of vehicles, from classics and performance cars to modified cars and imports, would benefit from guaranteed value car insurance. Phone us now to see if your car is one of them.
Home Keycare
Home Keycare
For just 19.00 a year, we can cover the costs involved with getting back inside your house, whether your keys have been stolen, locked inside your home or vehicle, or lost for 48 hours. We provide you with a fob and can cover all the keys attached to it, including those for your home, car and office.
Our keycare insurance covers the cost of replacing your keys, changing the locks, and hiring a locksmith up to a value of £1,500 per fob per year.
Better yet, there’s no excess to pay; all you have to pay is the annual charge of 19.00.
For more information and to add keycare to your policy, speak to a member of our team today.
Courtesy Motorhome
Courtesy Motorhome
No one likes to have an accident, and having one in your motorhome whilst on a trip, is even worse.
A lot of policies will include a vehicle while yours is being repaired if you have comprehensive cover, but what if you write your vehicle off – or it’s stolen or has a fire, or if you only have third party, fire and theft cover? Many people don’t realise in those situations a courtesy car isn’t available.
At Adrian Flux we offer you a hire vehicle in the unfortunate event that this happens. This easy add-on to your policy ensures your travels don’t need to end abruptly, and gives you peace of mind when on the road.
Just ask one of our team about how we can help you add one to your Adrian Flux motor policy.
Excess Protect
Excess Protect
Even though having the right insurance can save you money when you need to claim, your policy excess could still run into hundreds of pounds.
Our excess protect policies will pay your excess for you, up to an annual limit, if you need to make a claim on your policy – saving you money.
The amount of excess you have to pay depends on your policy and can be found on your policy documents. If you opted for a voluntary excess this is an extra amount on top of your compulsory excess, which can bring your premiums down, but is payable on top of your compulsory excess when you make a claim.
We offer excess protect cover at different levels to suit your policy. Speak to a member of our team to find out more and to add it to your policy.
Tenant Pet Damage Cover
Pet Damage Insurance for Tenants
Allowing pets in your rental property can attract more tenants, but it also comes with more risks. From scratched floors to chewed furniture, even the best behaved pets can leave their mark on your property.
With pet damage insurance for tenants from Adrian Flux, you can rent your property to pet owners with confidence, knowing you’re protected against pet-related damages. Our tailored coverage helps you avoid costly repair bills and maintain a great relationship with your tenant.
To learn more about our tenants’ pet damage insurance and how it can benefit you, speak to a member of our team today.
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Why choose Adrian Flux for misfuel insurance?
We work with thousands of recovery specialists up and down the country, so we can respond to your call quickly should you accidentally put the wrong type of fuel into your car – and all for a low price of £13.99. Our recovery specialists will:
- Drain and remove the contaminated fuel
- If this is not possible where your vehicle is, we can take you and six passengers to the nearest garage
- Any towed trailers or caravans attached to the vehicle can be towed to the garage too
- Provide up to £250 worth of inconvenience costs in the event of misfuelling
- Put £10 worth of fuel into your car so you’re not left stranded
Some conditions apply to this cover. Please speak to an adviser or see your policy documents for full details.
What should I do if I put the wrong type of fuel into my car?
If you’ve taken out misfuelling cover with us, you should call us immediately. Do not start your car as this will cause more damage to your vehicle. You should also let staff at the petrol station know what’s happened as they are usually trained in misfuelling. You’ll probably need to push your car (in neutral gear) to a safe place.
What are the costs of misfuelling without insurance?
Without misfuelling cover in place, draining your tank could cost anywhere between £120 and £1,000. If you drive your vehicle before realising you’ve put the wrong fuel in your car, costs could reach £5,000 in more extreme cases.
This makes the cost of misfuelling cover a no-brainer in most scenarios.
Over 82.4% of customers who got an online quote could have saved money if they’d called us instead.
How to prevent misfuelling accidents
There are a number of ways you can prevent misfuelling incidents from occurring:
- Leave reminders for yourself on the type of fuel you should be using, especially if you’ve recently started driving a diesel car or your household has multiple cars.
- Check and double check the pump nozzles and labels to ensure you’ve picked up the right one.
- Purchase an insert that prevents you from being able to use the narrower petrol nozzle.
