Is it possible to cancel car insurance mid policy?

In the UK. I am about to buy a new car and want to cancel insurance on my old car and get insurance from a different (cheaper) company for my new car. Is this possible?

Answers:
Yes, you can cancel, however you dont always get any money back! So buyer beware, they may only give a proportion of what you think you should get back, that is if you have paid for the whole year up front. If you pay by direct debit, always cancel the DD with the bank, dont just rely on cancelling the policy with the insurance company as they will continue to try to take funds
Sometimes and in my experiance it usually comes with a fee
Yes, but as already indicated you will lose out.

So it might just be cheaper to stay put after all!
yes
You can cancel insurance with a company by returning your policy and requesting it be cancelled.
Depends on your insurance company - you may not get back the res of what you paid for the year or there may be a basic penalty fee. Call them and check it out - it might be best to wait until the end of the policy then change company when you renew.
Yes, just notify the company and they owe you the remainder of the premium, pro rated with possibly a surcharge.
Yes it it but you will only get a partial refund so ask how much you wiil get back first.
yes you can cancel, yes you can cancel your DD,
you can cancel it but they don't have to refund you the money.they can use what you ve paid towards the new car.
Sure, you can cancel an insurance policy at any time by notifying your agent. But if you do, when you get your new car and they ask "Do you have insurance now?" you will have to answer no, which will put you in a much higher priced policy. Why not just get your new car and transfer the old policy to the new car?
Why don't you just the ring insurance company and ask


The installments you hav paid before if you canceal - aint getting back.
Yes, you can cancel and you would get the pro-rated portion of your payment back.

For example, say your insurance is $100/month and it is due and you pay it on the first of the month.
If you cancel on the 15th, or halfway through the month, you will get $50 back.
most likely yes, they will send you a refund in a few weeks. or this is how it works in the usa.
yes just inform your insureance company that u no longer own that car and that u wish to cancel the insurance with them but rember b4 u cancel the policey contact your bank and cancell the direct debit mandate with the bank firstly

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