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Frequently Asked Questions

Company Information

Direct Travel Terms and Conditions

Do you have a 24-hour emergency service?

Do you offer a pre-travel help line?

Historical Policy Wordings

How do I make a claim?

How to contact us?

If I have a household contents policy can I get a discount?

Privacy Policy

Why buy my travel insurance from you?

Destinations and Regions

Am I covered on a Backpacker policy for making a stopover in a different area on route?

Can I upgrade my European annual policy to Worldwide?

Do the annual policies cover UK travel?

Geographical Area

How do I change my area of travel after purchase?

Permissible UK Return on a Backpacker policy

General Cover

How do I make a claim in the event of adverse weather?

How can I keep myself and my family safe abroad?

Am I covered for disruption due to natural disasters?

Am I covered for travel disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash incident?

Am I covered for UK medical expenses if I am a Channel Islands resident?

Am I covered to drive abroad?

Can I cancel my policy if it does not meet my needs?

Can I extend an individual trip policy from abroad?

Can I increase the personal possessions limit?

Can my family travel independently on an annual policy?

Can we be insured as a couple on the same annual policy?

Do you cover cruises?

Do you provide cover for scheduled airline failure?

How do I get adequate liability cover for driving in USA?

How do you define UK resident?

How many days can I be abroad on an annual policy?

How much are my golf clubs insured for?

Is it possible to extend the trip limit on the annual policies?

Is the cover per person or per policy?

Is there an excess?

Should I contact you each time I travel on my annual policy?

Should I take an EHIC card?

What does a single or individual trip mean?

What if my Travel Agent is forcing me to take their insurance?

What if my travel plans are affected by extreme weather conditions?

What if the staff from the airline I am travelling with go on strike or threaten industrial action?

What is the single article limit?

Payment

How can I renew my policy?

Will my Annual policy be automatically renewed next year?

What is the VeriSign Trust Seal?

Is IPT included in the prices shown?

Age Limits and Age Group Definitions

Are any of the benefits reduced for children or students?

Can children be insured if they are travelling on their own?

Can I include my grandchildren on an annual policy?

Do you insure people aged 37 years and over on your Backpacker policies?

Do you insure people aged 66 years and over?

How do you define children and what is the child rate?

What if I have my 37th birthday during my Backpacker policy period of cover?

What is the definition of a child?

What is the definition of a family?

What is the definition of an adult?

What is the definition of an infant?

Product Information

About Direct Travel Insurance

Sports and Activities

Am I covered whilst riding a motorcycle?

Can I work abroad?

What sports and activities are covered?

Is scuba diving covered?

Wintersports/Ski

Can I ski and snowboard off-piste?

Do the annual policies cover ski and snowboarding trips?

Do your backpacker travel insurance policies cover ski and snowboarding trips?

What equipment is covered on wintersports trips?

What winter sports activities do you cover?

Health

What is a pre-existing medical condition?

Do you insure people with pre-existing medical conditions?

What does exclusion mean?

Am I insured to travel whilst pregnant?

Can I take out insurance if I am currently under investigation for an illness?

Should I notify you if my medical conditions have changed since taking out my policy with you?

If my insurance is refused due to my pre-existing medical condition, can I still take out travel insurance with Direct Travel Insurance?

If I have depression do I need to declare it?

Do I have to pay my medical bills abroad?

Am I covered to cancel my trip if I contract swine flu?

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