Skip Loader & Mini Dumper Hire Insurance
Insurance4Plant can provide you with short term plant hire insurance online for a skip loader or mini dumper, anywhere in the UK, whether on your own premises, in transit or on site.
Insurance4Plant offers insurance for hiring out equipment that can be tailored to your individual needs and requirements. Hire equipment with confidence, knowing you’re protected should the worst happen.
Insurance for plant hire can be provided on all ‘all risks’ basis that includes such disasters as accidental damage, fire and theft, on a full reinstatement basis for equipment that is under 24 months old, with indemnity cover for older items.
Contact us now for your quote and receive protection for your hired in skip loader or mini dumpers as soon as today.
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Why do I need plant and machinery insurance for skip loaders and dumpers?
Skip loaders and mini dumpers, including powered wheelbarrows, swivel skip dumpers, high capacity 1T, 3T and 6T dumpers, provide the ideal solution for transporting loads across the work zone and for site clearing. They’re efficient, compact, and easy to use, and are a popular choice on most construction and building sites.
If you hire a skip loader or mini dumper, you will often be responsible for loss or damage to the equipment during the hire period. Accidental damage, fire, and theft are tangible risks that can occur at any time. Furthermore, it is usually a contractual requirement to arrange insurance for the hired in digger and provide evidence of this to the hire company.
With a short term or annual hired in plant insurance, you will be protecting yourself from your contractual liability and will be ensuring you are compliant with the hire contract.
Should the worst happen, you can claim up to £100,000 in repair or replacement costs, and if you are responsible for paying continuing hire charges until the machine is repaired or replaced then that cover is included within our short term hire policy up to a limit of £5,000.
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Insurance4Plant has a team of brokers with over 65 years of experience in the insurance sector. Call now or apply online for insurance for plant hire using our straightforward process. In a couple of minutes, you can have a quote that covers your skip loader or mini dumper from many eventualities. Read our FAQ section to see if your query has already been answered.
Insurance4Plant provides insurance in association with Aviva
More about usWhat machines can be covered by insurance for plant hire?
Insurance for hiring out equipment can provide cover for a wide range of hired in equipment, such as cherry pickers or scissor lifts, as well as some specialist construction items.
We are unable to provide cover for heavy machinery used for non-construction type roles. Examples include:
- All-terrain vehicles
- Processing machinery
- Site surveying equipment
- Unattended aerial vehicles (also known as drones)
- Road surfacing sprayers and paver
- Lorry mounted sweepers
- Drilling rigs
- Vehicle mounted concrete mixers
- Concrete pumps
Note: the definition of processing machinery is: plant used to perform mechanical or chemical operations on any material in order to change or preserve it including but not limited to bailers, compactors, crushers, harvesters, picking stations, shears, shredders, trommels, and washing plant. Such operations shall include but not be limited to baling, compacting, crushing and washing, granulating, grinding, harvesting, pulverising, screening, shredding.
If you wish to obtain a quote in respect of an excluded item, then please contact the insurance4plant team and we shall be happy to provide you with a bespoke quotation.
I only need a skip loader/mini dumper for a day, can I get short term plant hire insurance online?
Yes, you can. Insurance4Plant has worked with Plant and Tool Hire companies for over 25 years, and experience has provided us with the ability to arrange a bespoke short term hire insurance scheme.
The policies offered under this scheme are perfect if you know you only hire skip loaders or mini dumpers once or twice a year.
We can match you with policies that covers you for up to a maximum of 6 months. If you require cover for a longer period, then we would need to provide you with an annual hired in plant insurance quote. Apply online for a short term hire quote or contact the insurance4plant team to obtain annual cover.
Short term plant hire quotes take just a few minutes.
Get a quote nowThe table features an example of the sliding scale excesses applicable under the short term hired in plant policy.
This table feature examples of typical insurance excess amounts.
| Item Value | Excess |
| Up to £1,000 | £100 |
| £1,001 – £2,500 | £250 |
| £2,501 – £5,000 | £500 |
| Over £5,000 | £750 |
Insurance4Plant provides insurance in association with Aviva
More about usThe claims process?
Settling a claim is a quick and straightforward process if you come prepared. As soon as the incident happens you should notify us as well as the hire firm.
You will need to provide policy details, including the policy number and details of the hire. Then provide us with a claim form and as much detail and evidence about the incident as possible.
If theft is involved, you will need to submit a police report and crime reference number as essential evidence. You may also need to provide evidence of the continuing hire charges charged by the hire company following the loss of the equipment.