Quoted van insurance premiums rise 6.9% but there are signs that increases are slowing

• Quoted premiums for drivers using vans for work dropped 0.7% in the past six months and are up just 1.1% over the past year for under-25s. 

• Van drivers were most commonly quoted premiums of £500 to £749 or £750 to £999, with the launch of new telematics products helping to moderate price rises. 

Quoted van insurance premiums rose 6.9% in the year to the end of November, but there are signs that price increases are slowing, according to the latest Consumer Intelligence Van Insurance Price Index¹. 

Prices dropped 0.7% in the past six months for drivers using vans for work and rose just 1.1% in the past 12 months for under-25s. Quoted premiums for the market as a whole increased by 1.2% in the past three months and by 0.3% in the past six months. 

Data shows that in November 2024, the quoted premium for a new van insurance policy most commonly fell between £500 and £749 or between £750 and £999, with 17% of quotes in each price range. 

“Over the past three months, while some competitive providers raised rates, app-based provider Zego launched a telematics product, Zego Sense. These brands consistently ranked among the top five quotes for van drivers, helping to moderate inflation in affordable quotes,” says Laura Vas, Senior Insight Analyst at Consumer Intelligence. 

“Quoted premiums for both types of usage rose at similar rates in the first half of the year, but in the last six months, Carriage of Own Goods (used for work) has seen price falls of 0.7%, while quoted premiums for Social, Domestic, and Pleasure usage rose 3.2%,” adds Vas. 

Age Differences in the Past Year 

Quoted premiums rose the most for those aged 25 to 49, increasing by 8.4% in the year to the end of November. The over-50s experienced increases of 4.7% during the same period, while under-25s saw quoted premiums rise by just 1.1%. 

Only 6% of under-25s could source a quote from price comparison websites for less than £750 in November. However, 40% were able to find a quote for less than £1,500, an improvement from 33% in November 2023. 

By contrast, 43% of 25- to 49-year-olds obtained a van insurance quote for less than £750, slightly down from 45% in November 2023. Around 39% of over-50s were able to find a quote for less than £500, virtually unchanged from 40% the previous year. 

Long-Term View 

Since Consumer Intelligence began tracking quoted van insurance premiums in April 2014, average premiums have increased by 206%. 

Quoted premiums for under-25s have nearly doubled, rising by 97.5% since the launch of the index. Meanwhile, premiums have increased by 230.9% for those aged 25 to 49 and by 217.1% for the over-50s. 

Type of Cover 

Van owners using their vehicles for Social, Domestic, and Pleasure purposes saw quoted premiums increase by 10.2%, while tradespeople experienced rises of 5.8%. 

Since Consumer Intelligence began collecting data, quoted premiums for Social, Domestic, and Pleasure purposes have risen by 271.4%. For tradespeople using vans for Carriage of Own Goods, premiums have increased by 180.8%. 

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