Direct Line Pet Insurance

Vet’s bills can cost you thousands, but with Direct Line, you can pay from just £6 a month for cats and from £8 a month for dogs, to protect your pet and avoid the high costs. And if you buy online, you’ll receive a 15% discount.

Quick summary of cover:

  • We cover cats and dogs.
  • Must be currently in good health.
  • Aged between 8 weeks and up to 9 years (up to 6 years for some breeds).
  • UK resident Essential policy covers vet’s fees up to £4000 (per eligible condition) for a maximum of 12 months treatment for each illness, injury or disease.
  • Advanced policy covers vet’s fees up to £6000 per eligible condition, with no time limit on reaching this amount.

Additional cover options:

Additional benefits including: advertising fees up to £500 if your pet should stray or is lost or stolen up to £1,500 purchase price reimbursement if your pet is lost through theft, straying or accidental death holiday cancellation up to £1,000 due to loss, illness or injury of your pet up to £1,500 purchase price reimbursement if your pet is lost through theft, straying or death up to £500 pet boarding costs if you have to go into hospital for more than 4 days

Third party liability Legal liability for dogs causing injury to another person or damage to their property – up to £1 million (cover only available for dogs).

Overseas travel cover Extends the cover above to countries included in the government’s Pet Travel scheme, excluding liability arising under the laws of the USA or Canada.

Includes:

  1. Quarantine costs
  2. Loss of pet passport
  3. Emergency expenses while overseas
  4. Repeat tick and worming treatment

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