The latest product upgrade from GoShorty;
GoShorty, the award-winning insurtech business behind one of the UK’s fastest-growing temporary insurance platforms, has shaken up the specialist motor market once again. The temporary insurance experts have unveiled a brand-new temporary taxi insurance product and have deployed a named-driver upgrade across the entire impound release insurance range.
This double milestone further accelerates GoShorty’s expansion into complex, traditionally rigid commercial and vehicle insurance options. The rollout of short-term taxi cover marks the third phase of a rapid summer product expansion into underserved specialist sectors and strategically builds on momentum generated by the successful launches of temporary car courier insurance in June and temporary motorhome insurance in May.
With Department for Transport (DfT) statistics revealing over 313,000 licensed taxi and private hire vehicles in England alone, GoShorty’s temporary taxi insurance policy provides a crucial alternative to restrictive and costly annual contracts. Offering comprehensive standalone hire and reward cover for durations of 7, 14, 21, or 28 days and designed directly for the modern gig economy, the policy features dual authorisation for both private hire and public hire operations. This allows drivers to seamlessly switch to multi-drop courier deliveries during quieter passenger shifts to maximise their day-to-day income.
Phil Evans, Managing Director at GoShorty, explains: “The traditional 12-month taxi insurance model simply no longer aligns with how professional drivers want to manage their businesses today. Whether someone is testing the waters of the trade to see if the lifestyle fits, picking up extra shifts during high-earning seasonal peaks like Christmas, or handling part-time hours around another job, forcing them into a rigid annual policy creates a massive financial barrier.
Our new temporary taxi insurance changes the game. It is completely on-demand, requires absolutely no restrictive black boxes or camera installations and delivers full legal cover in under two minutes without impacting a driver’s personal No Claims Bonus. Professional drivers often face soaring overheads with annual premiums running into thousands of pounds, but this pay-as-you-go model puts the control back in their hands.“
Concurrently, GoShorty has addressed a notorious motorist pain point by introducing a vital named driver upgrade to its temporary car and van impound release products.
Policyholders who are legally or physically unable to collect and drive their seized vehicle from a police compound can now officially add a named driver to their temporary impound release policy. This common-sense update allows a trusted friend or family member to drive the vehicle home legally, eliminating conflicting rules and helping owners avoid escalating daily compound storage fees.
Phil adds: “We know that having a vehicle seized is an incredibly stressful experience, which is frequently made worse by rigid recovery rules. If an owner is caught in a situation where they are legally unable to drive the vehicle away themselves, daily storage fees quickly mount up. By expanding our temporary impound release insurance to cover both cars and vans to support named drivers, we are providing a practical, compliant solution that allows a trusted friend or family member to help them get back on the road safely and legally.
Both of these developments represent our core mission: giving UK drivers flexible, common-sense products that fit modern lifestyles.”
The two new policy options, temporary taxi Insurance and impound release insurance, launch on 30th July.
Motorists can access a quote online, complete their application and secure comprehensive protection in less than two minutes by visiting GoShorty.
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