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Body Fitter Insurance
Specialist insurance for body fitters, panel fitters and vehicle bodywork businesses where customer vehicles, fitting liability, tools, parts, road risks and workshop or mobile work all need to be declared clearly.
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Body fitter insurance is for businesses and self-employed specialists fitting, replacing, aligning or repairing vehicle body panels, bumpers, trim, doors, wings, bonnets, tailgates, spoilers and related bodywork components.
The right policy depends on whether you work from a body shop, garage, unit, dealership, customer site or mobile van; whether you move or road test customer vehicles; and whether your work includes paint, welding, structural repair or only fitting to supplied parts.
What Can Body Fitter Insurance Cover?
Policies can be built around customer vehicles, fitting liability, tools, premises, parts and road risks.
Customer Vehicles and Road Risks
Cover for vehicles in your custody or control while body panels or trim are fitted, moved, collected, delivered or road tested where accepted.
- Customer vehicles at your premises or work location
- Road testing, collection and delivery where declared
- Vehicle keys, storage and custody controls
Tools, Parts and Premises
Protection for hand tools, bodywork equipment, panel stock, trim parts, workshop contents, mobile equipment and business premises.
- Body panels, bumpers, trim, fittings and parts
- Tools, lifting equipment and workshop contents
- Fire, theft, flood and business interruption
Liability and Fitting Work
Liability cover can respond to injury, property damage, defective workmanship allegations and staff injury claims.
- Public and products liability
- Panel, bumper and trim fitting liability review
- Employers' liability where staff are employed
What Insurers Usually Want to Know
Body fitting can range from simple trim replacement through to safety-critical panel alignment and structural body repair.
Trade Activities
- Whether you fit panels, bumpers, trim, doors, wings, bonnets, spoilers, glass, sensors or lighting.
- Whether the work includes welding, structural repair, paint, SMART repair, ADAS sensors or EV bodywork.
- Whether customer vehicles are moved, road tested, collected, delivered or stored overnight.
- Whether work is workshop-based, dealership-based, mobile, subcontracted or carried out at customer premises.
Values and Controls
- Maximum customer vehicle values and the number of vehicles in your care at one time.
- Tool, equipment and parts values, including specialist alignment, diagnostic or calibration equipment.
- Premises security, CCTV, alarms, key control, fire precautions and mobile van security.
- Driver details, claims history, staff training, quality checks and any body repair accreditations.
Example Claims
Body fitting claims often involve customer vehicle damage, fitting errors and interruption to booked repair work.
Panel fitting allegation
A customer alleges a fitted wing, bumper or door was misaligned, damaged the vehicle or caused a later failure.
Customer vehicle damage
A vehicle in your custody is damaged by fire, theft, accidental impact, faulty storage or workshop handling.
Tool or parts theft
Bodywork tools, replacement panels, trim parts or mobile equipment are stolen, delaying booked repair work.
Body Fitter Insurance FAQs
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Do body fitters need motor trade insurance?
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Is body fitter insurance different from car body shop insurance?
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Can mobile body fitters be covered?
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What information helps insurers quote?