Called out when it’s already gone wrong.
Commercial insurance for drainage and jetting contractors of any size: one jetting van, or a depot with a fleet of tankers.
Drainage & jetting contractor insurance
Usually includes
Public liability
Employers’ liability
Premises & contents
Business interruption
Stock & materials
Tools, plant & equipment
One
conversation.
You explain the business once, and we take it from there.
Bespoke service
for your business
No two businesses are the same, so we start with yours rather than with a template.
Everything
quoted together.
The tools, the van, your liability and the work in progress, priced in one go rather than piece by piece.
Know your cover
What is drainage & jetting contractor insurance?
Drainage work is reactive, often out of hours, and usually starts with a customer already unhappy about water where it shouldn’t be. Add specialist vehicles worth more than most vans, confined spaces and digging near buried services, and it’s a trade with a distinct shape, at any size. Cover for it comes as a commercial combined policy: property, liability and business interruption in one, with fleet alongside, sized to what you actually run.
Reactive, out-of-hours work
You turn up when it’s already a problem, often at night and in a hurry.
Specialist vehicles
A jetting unit or tanker is a serious asset, and it’s on the road daily.
Digging and what’s buried
Excavating near services is where the expensive mistakes happen.
Who it’s for
Whatever you clear.
✓
Domestic drain clearance
Blockages, call-out and small repairs.
✓
Commercial drainage contractors
Contract maintenance for commercial premises.
✓
Jetting & tankering firms
High-pressure jetting and waste removal.
✓
CCTV survey specialists
Inspection, survey and reporting.
✓
Drain lining & repair contractors
No-dig repair and relining (repairing a pipe from the inside, without excavating).
✓
Firms with a depot
Specialist vehicles and equipment based out of a yard.
What we cover
Cover built around the way you work.
We get to know how you actually run before we build anything around it.
Public liability
Injury or damage arising from your work, on private property or the public highway.
Employers’ liability
A legal requirement from your first employee, and call-out work makes it matter.
Premises & contents
The depot, yard or unit you work out of, and everything in it.
Business interruption
If the depot is out of action, call-outs go unanswered. This covers the trading you lose.
Stock & materials
Lining materials, fittings and consumables at the depot or on the van.
Tools, plant & equipment
Jetting equipment, CCTV kit, pumps and site equipment.
Legal expenses
Contract disputes, employment matters and the cost of defending a claim.
Fleet
Jetting units, tankers and vans on one fleet policy alongside the main cover.
Cyber & data
A payment diverted to someone posing as a subcontractor, and an attack on the office systems that hold your contracts and payroll.
Who this cover tends to suit.
This cover is generally bought by drainage and jetting contractors at any size, from one jetting van to a depot with a fleet of tankers. Not every part will apply to every business, so tell us how you’re set up and we’ll show you what’s relevant rather than sell you cover you don’t need.
Worth knowing
Check the details before you choose.
Buried services
Digging near live services is where the costly mistakes happen.
Confined spaces
Chamber and manhole entry is looked at closely.
Out-of-hours call-out
Night and weekend work is a different risk profile.
Specialist vehicle values
A jetting unit or tanker is worth well more than a standard van.
Every call-out is different.
A domestic blockage and a commercial tankering job don’t carry the same risk. We ask different questions, and we’ll quote both.
Drainage contractors
Drain clearance
Jetting
Tankering
CCTV surveys
Drain lining
No-dig repair
Blocked drains
Drainage contractors
Drain clearance
Jetting
Tankering
CCTV surveys
Drain lining
No-dig repair
Blocked drains
Commercial drainage
Contract maintenance
Septic tanks
Grease traps
Gully cleaning
Excavation & repair
Emergency call-out
Pump stations
Commercial drainage
Contract maintenance
Septic tanks
Grease traps
Gully cleaning
Excavation & repair
Emergency call-out
Pump stations
Why Vara
Bespoke service for you & your business,
without the big-firm minimum.
01
Tankers change the premium
A single jetting van and a depot running tankers are rated on different vehicle values and different work. We ask what you run before we approach anyone.
02
Cover for specialist vehicles
A jetting unit isn’t a van, and it shouldn’t be insured like one.
03
Certificates your contracts will accept
Agents and facilities managers want proof before you start. We turn it round quickly.
04
We present the risk right
Work mix, vehicle values and claims history all change what you pay.
You talk to a person. The machines do the typing.
Free review of your drainage cover and costs.
Cover spread across three or four policies? Leave your details and we’ll call you straight back. One conversation covers the lot.
What the review covers
Digging near live services is where the costly mistakes happen, so what you dig around matters to the quote.
A jetting unit or tanker is worth well more than a standard van and shouldn’t be rated like one.
We approach insurers on our panel who write drainage and jetting risks, and come back with what they’ll offer.
We explain each option in plain English, including what it doesn’t cover.
If it’s not a risk we can place, we’ll tell you straight away rather than leave you waiting.
No obligation to switch. You decide what fits.
Rather not wait? Call us on 0333 091 3663
Good to know
Drainage questions, answered straight.
What insurance does a drainage contractor need?
Are my jetting units and tankers covered on a fleet policy?
What if I damage a buried service while digging?
Does confined space work affect my cover?
Does out-of-hours call-out work change anything?
How is business interruption calculated?
Are my materials and stock covered, or just tools?
What does this cover if I lease my premises?
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