Phone Care Policy Information

Every phone that we sell comes with one month Phone Care insurance completely free of charge, which covers you for theft and accidental damage.Confirmation of your insurance cover and your full policy information will be posted or emailed within the next 14 days. Your on-going insurance cover will be charged (by Direct Debit), separately from your mobile phone bill, after your one month free insurance period is up.

We've pulled together a quick overview for you here, which should give you a clear understanding of the main features of your Phone Care policy.

Name of Insurer:

The insurer of the policy is Aviva Insurance Ltd. Registered in Scotland No. 2116. Registered office; Pitheavlis, Perth, PH2 0NH. FCA No. 202153. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

What's Covered?

Theft or damage (See clauses 2 and 3)

To be covered for theft, remember that you must report it to your network provider within 24 hours of first noticing your phone is missing. You must also report any deliberate damage or theft to the police within 48 hours. And, you must get a crime reference number from the police showing that you have made the report.

If your phone is stolen, we may replace it with a similar product, if your phone has been damaged, we may repair it. If we can't repair your phone, or the cost of repairing is too high, we will replace it with a similar product.


Accessories Cover (See clause 4)

If we replace your phone under this policy, we'll also replace any accessories designed to be used with the phone up to a current retail value of £100.

When we refer to clauses, you'll find them in our terms and conditions.

What's Not Covered?

Theft or damage (See clause 6)

For more details on what's covered and what's not please refer to the terms and conditions on this website

  • We will not cover your phone or accessories if they are damaged or stolen, when left in a public place, a motor vehicle or on a boat less than three meters long.
  • We will not cover any damage to your phone (or accessories) that happens outside the UK more than 60 days after you have left the UK.
  • We will not cover your Phone or accessories being damaged or stolen as a result of something you or any person using the phone have done or not done to make this more likely to happen.
  • Loss - You are not covered for loss of your phone.

Excess (See clause 1)

  • The Excess is the amount you must pay towards the cost of a claim. You must pay the excess (shown on your insurance certificate) for each claim you make.

Accessories (See clause 4)

  • We will replace accessories (any additional electrical mobile phone products bought at the same time as, and to be used with, the mobile phone covered by this policy) as long as they were stolen or damaged at the same time as your phone
  • We will only cover accessories that you bought from mobiles.co.uk. If necessary, you must provide a receipt or proof of purchase.
  • Unauthorised Calls (See clause 6)

    • You are not covered for the cost of calls made by any unauthorised user of your phone.

    For more information on what's covered and what's not refer to the full terms and conditions.

    Period of cover:

    The period of cover is shown in the certificate of insurance. We will automatically renew your Phone Care policy while you continue to pay the monthly premiums. The terms and conditions of the renewed cover will be the same as the original, unless we have told you otherwise.

    How to make a claim?

    Making a claim is as easy as 1, 2, 3

    1. If your phone has been stolen, contact your network provider within 24 hours of noticing the incident and ask them to bar your mobile service line.
    2. If your phone has been stolen or damaged deliberately, report to the police within 48 hours of noticing the incident and obtain a crime reference number.
    3. For accidental or liquid damage, please visit any Carphone Warehouse store. Alternatively contact us online at www.mobiles.co.uk/phonecare.html or call 0870 111 7002.

    Your cancellation rights

    You have the right to cancel your policy during a period of 14 days from the day of purchase, i.e. start date of your contract, or the day on which you received your policy documentation, whichever is the later date.

    If you don't cancel your policy within the first 14 days, cover will continue, and premiums will be due from you. If you cancel your policy after the 14 day cooling off period, your cover will cease from the end of the monthly period of cover. No part refunds of premiums will be given.

    If you cancel your policy, your phone will no longer be protected. You won't be able to start cover again in the future as we can only arrange cover for your phone when it's new. If you cancel your policy and have been paying by the monthly Direct Debit, we'll ask you to cancel the direct debit instruction.

    If you want to cancel your policy please go to www.mobiles.co.uk/phonecare.html, or write to: Phone Care Correspondence, The Carphone Warehouse, PO Box 358, Southampton, SO30 2PJ or call us on 0870 111 7002.

    How do I make a complaint?

    We'll always aim to provide you with a good service, and hope you'll be a happy customer. However, if for any reason you do have a problem, we'd like to hear from you and will do our best to put it right. Firstly, please visit www.mobiles.co.uk/phonecare.html. If you need more help, please write to: Phone Care Correspondence, The Carphone Warehouse, PO Box 358, Southampton, SO30 2PJ or call us on 0870 111 7002.

    Aviva Insurance Ltd and the Carphone Warehouse are covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service for Complaints from private individuals, certain small business, charities and trusts.

    If you have complained to us and we have not been able to sort out your compliant, you may be entitled to refer it to this independent organisation. Following the complaints procedure does not affect your right to take legal action. You can find more details of our complaints procedure in the terns and conditions on this website.

    Financial Services Compensation Scheme

    We are members of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). You may be entitled to compensation from this scheme if we cannot meet our obligations, depending on the type of insurance and the circumstances of your claim.

    Further information about the scheme is available from the FSCS website www.fscs.org.uk, or write to: Financial Services Compensation Scheme, 10th Floor, Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street, London EC3A 7QU

    How to contact us

    To make a claim, cancel a policy or for any general queries, please call us on 0870 111 7002 or visit www.mobiles.co.uk/phonecare.html. To make a complaint please visit www.mobiles.co.uk/phonecare.html. We will happily assist you with any queries you may have. (We may record or monitor calls to prevent fraud and improve our service).