Mobility Scooter Insurance
Cover with 24/7 breakdown recovery
Specialist cover for users of mobility scooters and powerchairs. Our mobility scooter insurance policy is specifically designed to give you peace of mind and keep you mobile.
Home Insurance
We will beat any existing renewal offer
Offer applies to new customers aged 50 and over with a minimum of 3 years no claims. Qualifying terms and minimum premiums apply.
Funeral Plans
Peace of mind for you and your loved ones
Knowing that arrangements are in place so your loved ones have less to deal with at a difficult time.
Direct Payments Insurance
For People Employing Personal Assistants
Complete and comprehensive cover for those employing in the home.
Static Caravan Insurance
Protecting your home away from home
Our static caravan insurance offers a broad range of cover for your static caravan and contents including accidental damage, storm, flood, fire and theft.
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The Premier Care Range
Mark Bates Ltd are one of the UK’s leading specialist insurers for the over 50s and disabled people. We have been providing essential insurance for over 21 years to people who rely on mobility aids such as our mobility scooter insurance policy and more recently those who employ personal assistants through direct payments. With Premier Care you can be confident you’re getting the best cover you need.
Mobility Scooter Insurance
Peace of mind and staying mobile with a fully comprehensive policy including 24/7 breakdown recovery.
Direct Payments Insurance
Specialist insurance for people who employ personal care assistants through direct payments or other personal budget schemes.
Home Insurance
If you’re over 50 and haven’t claimed for at least 3 years then we believe this will be the home insurance policy for you.
Funeral Plans
If something happens to you, it will always be hard on your loved ones and a pre-paid funeral plan is a way of reducing stress and financial worries.
Manual Wheelchair Insurance
Our most comprehensive wheelchair cover yet including 24/7 breakdown recovery giving you total peace of mind.
Personal Care Assistant Insurance
Safeguarding you at work with comprehensive cover giving you so much more than just public liability all for a low annual price.
Our Promise To You
We are passionate about keeping you mobile and independent, so have designed our Premier Care range of policies to do just that. We fully appreciate the importance of helping you quickly and efficiently.
UK Based Call Centres
For your peace of mind we are on the phones 6 days a week ready to deal with your queries and help you get the most out of your policies.
Exceptional Cover
We want your cover to make a difference when it matters. That's why we're always on the lookout for ways you can get more from our policies.
A Dedicated Claims Team
We pride ourselves on our customer service and our in-house claims team will personally oversee the smooth handling of your claim.
What Our Customers Are Saying
Hi my dad had a policy but had to cancel it. the guys at mark Bates were very business l ...
Mark Holmes
Easy to use website and the price is better than all the others I’ve seen. Don’t know ...
Julia Hall
Excellent customer care over the phone.
J W
We needed specialist insurance for liability for our disabled son as parent carers. Samant ...
D Fraser
Great service easy to set up and renew .. good advice given over the phone thank you 😊
Elaine lenihan Phillips
You are so reasonable price for the service that we need 👍
Mrs Jacqueline Alderson
Quick and easy to use
Mr Lee Davies
Just took out my policy online, very quick process and affordable
Miss Steph Martin
Fantastic friendly service, very efficient. I was kept up to date with phone calls which w ...
Peter
Easy and reliable
Clare Clarke
Fortunately I have not needed to use Mark Bates in terms of making a claim, however, judgi ...
J Filmer
Very helpful
Mrs Susan Sydenham
Quick and easy to purchase. Proof in the pudding will be if I need to ever claim.
Fiona Mutton
Friendly and professional service.
S Miller
I was given the name of Mark Bates from the supplier of my mobility scooter and I found th ...
Mr Finch
First class service every year.
Mr Craig Harris
Not bad service.
Miss Carla Norman
So easy and straight forward to set up with the added bonus of a great price
Mrs Emily Crozier
Very quick and professional
Mr Lenton
It was all made very easy for me to claim for my damaged scooter. Mark Bates dealt directl ...
Kate
The Blue Badge scheme which allows holders to park for free in pay and display bays and up to three hours on roads with yellow lines is about to undergo a massive overhaul. Now people with “hidden disabilities” such as autism and other mental health conditions will now also be able to apply for a blue badge permit starting in 2019.
When a PA is required to sleep at a service users home and required to remain on site that every hour will be considered time-work and therefore should be paid at or above the NMW.
New figures released from the Department of Transport shows that the number of fatalities from mobility scooter accidents has nearly doubled in just one year to a record high of 14.