Additional Drivers

Adding additional drivers to your car insurance policy is a pretty common requirement whether it is your spouse, partner or children. Here at Allianz we allow you to add additional drivers to your policy on a permanent or temporary basis, subject to standard acceptance criteria.

Permanent additional named drivers can be added to your policy provided they meet the same requirements as the main driver(s) with regard to licence, accident record and convictions.

Additional named drivers can usually be added to a policy when the policy is first taken out or at any stage during the policy*.

You can also add additional named drivers to your policy on a temporary basis*. We provide up to 30 days cover free of charge if a named driver is over 25 years of age, is claims/convictions free and holds a full Irish, UK or other right-hand driving licence.

A charge will apply for drivers who are under 25 years old, or have a learner permit, EU licence or a licence from any left-hand drive country.

We can only add temporary additional drivers who are under 25, in your first year of insurance if you have a no claims bonus of five+ years. If your bonus is less than five years or your policy was set up using named driving experience, you cannot add a driver under 25 in the first year of your insurance.

Temporary Drivers are subject to the same requirements as the Main Driver(s) with regard to licence, accident record and convictions. See your policy booklet or click here  for more information. 

If you would like to add an additional driver to your policy click here to login to MyAllianz.

Open Driving is an optional extra (available at an additional cost*) that allows other qualified drivers to use your car as long as they’re between the ages of 30 and 70 and they meet the same requirements as the main driver(s) with regard to licence, accident record and convictions. This option is only available if you are aged 25 or older.

Open Driving might not be available for your type of car and it is not available where we have provided a premium reduction for insuring a second car with us. Open Driving covers anyone within the specified age range to drive the insured car provided they:

• Have a full clean licence
• No more than 6 penalty points or two fixed charge notices