Tesco puts vans in its trolley as supermarket giant launches Tesco Van Insurance

Author: RALPH MORTON

IF you’re popping down in your van to your local Tesco supermarket to pick up some groceries, make sure you pick up the items marked van insurance.

Because not only does Tesco want to supply you with food and drink, it also wants you to take away its newly launched Tesco Van Insurance via Tesco Bank.

The supermarket says Tesco Van Insurance has been designed to give businesses and traders a comprehensive insurance cover in one place.

And the comprehensive cover looks comprehensive.

If you pick it off the shelves you’ll get mobile repairs, a courtesy van, lock and key cover, legal cover, foreign use cover and a lifetime guarantee on repairs, as standard. A payment holiday scheme has also been built into the cover for Tesco Clubcard customers, enabling a month’s payment holiday on insurance premium instalments up to twice a year – useful for when you go away on holiday.

In addition to Tesco Van Insurance, you can also add on Tesco Tradesman Insurance for public and employers’ liability insurance or cover for tools and equipment.

Both vans and pick-ups can be covered by the insurance, as well as trailer cover if you tow one. As many as eight drivers can be insured to drive the same van, while if your business has multiple vans and pick-ups, then they can all be included on the same Tesco Van Insurance policy.