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Classic Mini Insurance

We’ve been protecting classic cars for over 40 years.

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  • Cover for shows & events including public liability as standard

  • Unlimited EU trips - up to 35 days per trip as standard

  • Classic mini theft, fire, and accidental damage cover

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Why choose Classic Mini insurance from Footman James?

Classic Mini agreed value cover

We offer agreed value protection, with guaranteed payout of the agreed value, regardless of market value of your Mini at the time of the loss.

European cover for classic Minis

You can enjoy unlimited trips across Europe with our classic Mini insurance. Up to 35 days per trip comes as standard, and you can upgrade for extended stays of 90 or 180 days.

Events insurance for classic Minis

Cover for taking your classic Mini to shows and events, including public liability, is included as standard.

Classic Mini 24/7 claims

We have a 24/7 claims helpline, so you can get expert support whenever you need it.

Classic Mini legal protection cover

Legal protection in our classic Mini insurance provides you with up to £100,000 per claim for motor uninsured loss recovery legal costs and disputes.

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Shows & events cover as standard

European motoring for 35 days as standard

Optional cover to drive other classic vehicles over 20 years old

FJ+ range of optional extras includes Agreed Value, Breakdown Cover and Legal Protection

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Classic Mini parts protection

Spare parts cover: Cover options available up to £10,000 for spare parts.

Nil deduction salvage retention: If your Mini is involved in a total loss claim, you can keep the car and/or parts without any additional costs (subject to salvage category applied).

Young driver insurance for classic Minis

Young driver insurance for classic Minis is available for under 25s on certain makes and models of a minimum of 20 years old. Note this is limited to 3,000 miles per annum.

Multi-vehicle classic car insurance

Drive other classics: Optional cover to drive other classic vehicles over 20 years old not owned by you, on a third-party only basis.

Multi-vehicle options: Combine up to 5 classic and modern vehicles under one policy with Flex Insurance. Or take out a multi-vehicle insurance policy if you have more than 5 vehicles.

Classic Mini breakdown cover

You can add breakdown cover to your classic Mini insurance, from the following options:

Roadside & Recovery

  • Roadside, Recovery & Onward Travel

  • Roadside, Recovery, Onward Travel & Homestart

  • Roadside, Recovery, Onward Travel & European cover

  • Roadside, Recovery, Onward Travel, Homestart & European cover

Tailor your quote with FJ+

We can now offer a range of additional policy options, which allows customers to tailor their cover to suit their particular needs.

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Footman James can offer instant online quotes for Classic Mini insurance. Add any additional options you need to your quote (such as agreed value and breakdown cover) and when you’re happy, you purchase classic Mini insurance straightaway with immediate cover.

What's included with classic Mini insurance?

Our classic mini insurance provides cover against the cost of accidents, damage, and theft. As with all insurance there are some things that won’t be covered by your policy. We have provided a summary of the cover below.

Full details of the cover provided including any exclusions, conditions or excesses applicable can be found in the policy documentation issued. If you have any questions above the cover, please give our team a call on 0333 207 6212.

Cover type

Included

Comprehensive cover:

  • Damage or injury caused to others while driving your vehicle

  • Loss of/damage to vehicle due to fire, theft or attempted theft

  • Accidental or malicious damage to vehicle even if you're at fault (excluding deliberate damage).

Yes

Damage to vehicles windscreen or windows.

Yes

Up to £250 of your vehicle’s spare parts and fitted accessories.

Yes

Cover to participate in shows and events.

Yes

Agreed value.

Optional

Nil deduction salvage retention.

Optional

Driving other classics.

Optional

Track days.

Optional

Additional EU motoring above the standard 35 days annually per policy.

Optional

Insure your contribution to the first part of any claim.

Optional

Theft/attempted theft if vehicle left with keys in it.

No

More than eight passengers in the car (including driver).

No

Trackside cover (unless agreed in advance).

No

Hill climbs, driving tests, trials or stages that take place off public roads.

No

Motorsports or rallies that include racing, pacemaking or being in any contest or speed trial.

No

Document download

For added convenience, you can also choose to go paperless with your documents and instead access them online, any time anywhere.

Choose one of our policy documents to download. These give general information regarding our classic car insurance products. For your personal policy documents please visit our document portal.

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Renew your policy

You can renew online if you’ve received your renewal invitation and are happy with the terms. To make any changes, please call our team.
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Access your policy documents

To access your documents, simply login or register to our customer document portal. To register, you will need the email address and postcode you provided when taking out your Footman James policy.
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Footman James can offer instant online quotes for Classic Mini insurance. Add any additional options you need to your quote (such as agreed value and breakdown cover) and when you’re happy, you purchase classic Mini insurance straightaway with immediate cover.