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Cycleguard insurance offers different levels of cover to suit the widest variety of cyclists. Our flexible cover allows you to choose the options that match your needs – for example, if you don't need racing or competition cover….why pay for it?

Cycleguard insurance is suitable for:
Cyclists that use their bicycle for leisure and/or business purposes
Cyclists that commute to work on pedal bicycles or electric bicycles
Cyclists that race or are involved in other competitive cycle sports
Cyclists that only need liability insurance

Cycleguard provides:

Cycleguard also have optional liability and personal accident cover – to cover you against third party claims or personal injury whilst using your bicycle and an optional 'family members' extension to cover other members of your family to use your cycle.

Hopefully, that will tell you enough about the cover to get a quote.

Cycleguard - in more detail
We have 2 policies that we use as the basic foundation for our cover – within these products there are options and extensions which allow us to provide you with the flexibility that you, as a cyclist, need. The basic products are:

Urban and Leisure, Active and Electricbike
This policy allows you to insure up to 3 bicycles, tricycles, tandems and electricbikes up to a total value of £5000. It is ideal for everyday cyclists, commuters, those that participate in racing or bicycle related competition and cyclists that use their bicycle for business purposes.

It has options for:

Roadcare Personal Protection
This provides you with essential liability and personal accident cover. No bicycle insurance is provided – this is solely to cover you against third party claims or personal injury.

You can choose to take the Active option, which extends your liability and personal accident cover whilst you are racing or involved in bicycle related competitive sport.

Cycleguard may seem a little daunting, but don't worry – you don't need to know which policy is right for you, based on the selections you make, our simple instantquote system will work all that out for you!

Roadcare Only
This provides you with essential liability and personal accident cover. No bicycle insurance is provided – this is solely to cover you against third party claims or personal injury. Cycleguard offers you 3 levels of liability cover - £1, £2 or £5 million.

You can choose to take the Active option, which extends your liability and personal accident cover whilst you are racing or involved in bicycle related competitive sport.

Roadcare Only offers you liability and personal accident cover anywhere in the world.

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Why buy Cycleguard?

If you missed it earlier, here's our 5 point sales pitch:

  • We guarantee the best price – there's no need to hunt the web for quotes
  • Flexible cover options – you create the cover you want
  • Money back guarantee – 28 days to change your mind
  • We cover more than £3 million of bicycles for over 5,000 cyclists
  • Our simple to use site makes it easy!

Price guarantee
This is where we get a little bit cocky…we are so confident that our prices can't be beaten, that we guarantee to give you double the difference back, if you find the same or better cover at a cheaper price within 28 days of the start of your policy (written proof is required).

Flexible cover options
With Cycleguard you can customise your policy so it matches your needs – you can literally create your own cover!

Money back guarantee
If you change your mind or find that Cycleguard is unsuitable for your needs, you can cancel your policy within 28 days and receive a refund.

The cyclists choice
Over 5,000 cyclists currently trust and insure their bicycles with Cycleguard and that's a lot of cycles – Cycleguard has over £3 million worth of bikes on cover! Names like Marin, Whyte, Willier, Norco , Mezzo and Saracen trust us too - Cycleguard is the only insurance company they promote to their customers. They aren't the only ones…over 600 cycle shops across the country refer Cycleguard to their customers on a daily basis!

Simple to use
We've created the Cycleguard website to take all of the guesswork out of buying bicycle insurance . Our instantquote system guides you through the buying process - from a basic quote, to adding in the options that you need and then on to completing your online application.

Our claims performance
You need to know that in the event of a claim, that your claim will be handled quickly and without any undue hassle. Over 92% of claims processed in 2004 were settled within 28 days . Of these, more than half were settled within 14 days. Only 1% took longer than 56 days.

On the subject of claims: please, please, please, please, please read the policy wording. Yes, we know it's boring but it contains crucial information about the care that you need to take, of your bicycle.

Cycleguard standards of service
To ensure that we serve all of our customers to the very best of our ability, we've created a set of standards (our Seal of Good Service) that we promise to work to. If we fail at any point we'll give you a discount on your premium.

So, there you go, our reasons that you should buy Cycleguard insurance. What do our customers think? Well, here's what they say:

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your professionalism and speed with which you dealt with my claim. I got my new bike yesterday, and I am very pleased with it. I will be recommending Cycleguard to my family and friends.”

“Thank you very much for your prompt and expansive response!! I am impressed at the trouble you've taken, when other companies provide very limited and ‘standard' responses to any query – of whatever nature. Best wishes from a renewing customer!”

“A sincere thank you. You've explained all very well. I shall be contacting your in the near future then to take out a policy.”

“I have received nothing but excellent service from you”

“May I take the pleasure in thanking you for the clearest, most concise and unambiguous, prompt reply I ever had from your company or probably any other, for that matter.”

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Money back guarantee
You have a right to cancel within 14 days. However we have extended this statutory period to 28 days of the commencement date. You will receive a refund of your premium less an administration fee of 20% of the premium, subject to a minimum of £5 and a maximum of £25, and a time on risk charge apportioned as a percentage of the premium. Sorry!….no free cover is allowed!!

No refunds are payable for cancellation in part or in whole by you for any reason outside of 28 days from the commencement date, other than for amendments that are allowed.

 

Your cover is dependant on using a lock from our approved locklist, you can use a lock for a higher value bicycle than yours but you cannot use a lock designed for a less expensive bicycle than the one you have insured. For example, you can use a lock from categories B and C with a bicycle under £250 but you cannot use a category A lock for a bicycle over £1500.

 

Category A:
Bikes Under £250, Locks Tested and Approved to Sold Secure Bronze rating

Abus Buffo 34/180 HB 230
Abus Millennioflex 896 Cable lock
Abus Sinero 43 150 HB 230 Shackle lock
Abus Sinus 46/150
Abus Sinus Parabolic 150 HB Shackle lock
Abus Sinus Plus 47
Abus Steelochain 85cm
Abus Steeloflex 860
Abus Steeloflex 900
Luma 35 HU 245 x 320
Luma Bravo 245 x 320
Moore Large & Co Dynamite Shackle Lock
Oxford Bicycle Revolver (Cable Lock)
Oxford Sentinel 2000
Specialized Big Rapper
Specialized Fat Rapper Slim
Specialized Hardlock
Specialized Rapper
Specialized Rapper Slim
Squire Alpha ‘D’ Lock
Squire Challenger ‘D’ Lock
Squire Padlock & Chain
Squire Patriot
Squire Patriot Plus
Squire Urban Patriot
Squire Viper 2 Metre Cable Lock
Squire Viper 25/1200 Cable Lock
Squire Viper VP Cable Lock
Trelock BS400 108
Trelock BS400 127/300
Trelock BS401 106/260
Trelock BS401 106/260 and LL400
Trelock Cops BS275
Trelock LL 400
Yale V-1K997 Padlock & Chain
Abus Centuro 860

 

Category B:
Bikes Under £1500, Locks Tested and Approved to Sold Secure Silver rating (Also valid for bikes under £250)

Abus 1010/110 City Chain
Abus 20/70 Diskus + 8KS chain 110cm & Lock
Abus Granit Plus 51/150
Abus Granit Futura 64 180
Abus Grant Futura 64 120 HB230
Abus Granit Steel-O-Flex 1000
Abus Manhattan 50 180/230
Abus Sinus Plus 47 with Powercell 150
Abus Varedo 47 150 HB Shackle Lock
Bike It Mammouth Lock & Hexagon Chain 12mm
Codrington FD 2041 Padlock & Chain
Kryptonite EV 2000 (7.6cm x 14cm)
Kryptonite Evolution 2000
Kryptonite Kryptolok
Kryptonite Kryptolok Plus
Kryptonite Kryptolok Plus Mini
Kryptonite Kryptolok Plus Mini LS
Luma Bumper 38 Padlock & Chain
Luma Decathlon U-5 D Shackle
Luma Escudo Compact Padlock & Chain
Luma Max Shackle Lock 94x245
Luma Max Shackle Lock 94x320
Luma ProScoot D Shackle
Luma Tigre 14mm 155
Luma Tigre 155
Luma Tigre 175
Master Lock Europe 8200 Eurdpro Street Cuffs
Master Lock Europe 8215 Eurdpro
Master Lock Europe 8215 Eurdpro LW
Master Lock Europe 8290 Eurdps Street Cuffs
Ming Tay High Security Shackle Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Beast Chain Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Mastiff Chain Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Onguard Pitbull
Moore Large & Co Magnum Ultimate LS
Moore Large & Co Magnum UL3 Lock
Moore Large & Co Onguard Bulldog
Oxford Stinger Chain Lock
Squire 45mm Padlock & 2ft Chain
Squire HS2/J2 Lock chain set
Squire Paramount
Squire Protector
Squire Protector Plus
Squire Urban Protector
Trelock BS 510
Trelock BS340/341
Trelock CM210
Trelock Titanlite 340
Axa 583 Ring Lock with SLD Cable
Axa SL7 Ring Lock with SLD Cable
Axa SL9 Ring Lock with SLD Cable
Kryptonite Evolution LS
Kryptonite Evolution Mini
Kryptonite Evolution Mini LS
Kryptonite Evolution Std
Luma Solido Ground Anchor w/Solido Chain Plus 110 X 1700

 

Category C:
Bikes £1500 and over, Locks Tested and Approved to sold secure Gold rating (Also valid for bikes under £1500)

Abus City Chain X Plus 1060
Abus Granit Chain 110cm (10KS Chain + Granit 37/55 Padlock)
Kryptonite NY 3000
Abus Granit Classe 74/170
Abus Granit Extreme 59/180
Abus Granit X Plus 54/160
Artago Stone 18ART D Shackle
Artago Stone 68T Padlock & Chain
Artago Stone 69T Disk Lock & Chain
English Chain Company Ltd EC 350C/25
Konig Kobra Force T11 Chain & Padlock
Konig Kobra Force T13 Chain & Padlock
Konig Force T11 Kombi Chain & Padlock
Kryptonite EV 3000
Kryptonite Evolution 3000
Kryptonite New York (Voodoo Chain 1M +1.5M) & N.Y. Disc Lock
Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit (100 & 150cm Chain) & N.Y. Disc Lock
Luma Dogo Procombi Padlock & Chain
Luma Escudo Shackle Plus 140 D Shackle
Luma Solido Chain Plus 110 Padlock & Chain
Luma Solido Kit Duo Disk Lock & Chain
Moore Large & Co Magnum CH1 Chain and Padlock
Moore Large & Co Magnum CH4 Chain Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Onguard 5000 Brute LS
Moore Large & Co Magnum Plus CH3 Padlock & Chain
Moore Large & Co Magnum UL1 Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum UL2 Lock
Mul T Lock Sliding Bolt Padlock & 13mm Gold Link Chain
Oxford Boss Chain Lock
Oxford Magnum 2000
Oxford Monster MK2 Chain Lock
Pewag Dragon 11 x 150 Padlock & Chain
PJB Boxer Chain & Padlock
PJB Gladiator Chain & Padlock
Squire Paramount Plus
Squire Paramount Plus 13
Squire Paramount Plus 13 (P5)
Squire Paramount Plus 260
Squire SS50CS/MC4 Padlock & Chain
Squire SS65CS/MC4 Padlock & Chain
Squire UBX 16 Plus
Squire Urban Paramount
Trelock BS 610 108
Viro By Expo Golden Shadow Padlock & Chain
Viro By Expo Silver Shadow Padlock & Chain
Bulldog MC 100 Chain lock & Anchor
Kryptonite NY Chain w/EV Disc
Moore Large & Co Magnum Onguard 5001 Brute STD
Oxford New Defiance Ground Anchor & Lock
Weissenfels Silver Stone Padlock & Chain

 

All the locks above have been tested and approved by Sold Secure, a division of the Master Locksmiths Association

 

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