What is goods in transit insurance and do I need it?
Goods in transit insurance covers the value of the freight you are carrying if it is lost, stolen or damaged. Most posters and every load exchange worth using will require it before you can be booked.
Cover is usually written as a limit per vehicle, commonly £10,000 to £50,000 for general haulage, higher for high value goods. Check the limit matches what you actually carry rather than what you usually carry.
It is separate from your motor insurance, which covers the vehicle, not the load on it.
On HaulageBoard you can browse as soon as you sign up. Quoting needs a £9.89 a month membership, and before you can be booked and paid we check your GIT certificate and, where it applies, your operator licence. That takes about three minutes to upload.
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Written by the HaulageBoard team. Last updated 23 August 2026.