Car Insurance for under 25s

AMI offers car insurance for under 25s with free AMI Roadside Rescue1 and excess reductions.

Under 25? We’re on your side with these great benefits.

Reduce your excess when you claim

Buy and pass our AMI Safe Driver online course and get a $250 excess reduction on accidental damage claims. It lasts two years, or until you turn 25 (whichever comes first)2. It’s one way we help lower the cost of insurance for drivers under 25 while improving driving skills.

Free AMI Roadside Rescue for newly licensed drivers

Get a year of AMI Roadside Rescue on us when you pass your NZ restricted or full licence. Whether it’s a dead battery, flat tyre or minor roadside repairs, AMI is on your side with free rescues when you need it most.1

For Restricted or Full driver's licence only. T&Cs apply.

Ghosted by your car? Get paid its agreed value

With our comprehensive cover, if your car’s a write-off or stolen and you have an agreed value policy, you’ll get the full amount you agreed to insure it for (less excess) - not just what you could sell it for3.

Car insurance with options to suit young drivers

Select cover option

Most popular

Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle
Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged
Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)

Optional extra

Trailer cover

Optional extra

AMI Roadside Rescue

Now free

Policy documents

Third Party, Fire & Theft

Third Party, Fire & Theft

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle

Up to $5,000

Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged

If your car is stolen

Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)

Optional extra

Trailer cover
AMI Roadside Rescue

Optional extra

Policy documents

Third Party Only

Third Party Only

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle

Up to $5,000

Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged
Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)
Trailer cover
AMI Roadside Rescue

Optional extra

Policy documents

Most popular

Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Third Party, Fire & Theft

Third Party, Fire & Theft

Third Party Only

Third Party Only

Theft of your car
Accidental damage to windscreens and windows
Accidental loss or damage to your car
Fire damage to your car
Accidental damage caused by flood or storm
Vandalism of your car
Guarantee on repairs by our preferred repairers for covered claims
Damage caused by uninsured drivers of another vehicle

Up to $5,000

Up to $5,000

Damaging someone else’s car or property (up to $20million)
Injuries you cause when using your car (up to $1million)
New car replacement (If your car is written off, we’ll replace some newer cars with a brand new car)
Transport home if your car is stolen or damaged

If your car is stolen

Replacement keys and locks
Children’s car seats
Towing

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass cover for windscreens and windows

Optional extra

Optional extra

Optional extra

Hire car or alternative transport, like taxis, while yours is being fixed (up to 21 days)

Optional extra

Optional extra

Trailer cover

Optional extra

AMI Roadside Rescue

Now free

Optional extra

Optional extra

This is a summary only, for a full list of the benefits as well as exclusions and other terms, read the policy wording

Our car insurance policy wordings are now in plain language, making them easier to read, understand, and act on. 

Note: If you already have a policy with us, you may have a different policy wording to the plain language policy wording above. Check your policy details, then find your policy wording on our Policy documents page.

How to reduce your excess with our AMI Safe Driver course

The AMI Safe Driver course, provided by our partner Fleetcoach, builds on your driving skills to help you identify hazards confidently and make effective decisions when things get tricky on NZ roads.

Proud to be trusted by over 700,000 New Zealanders

Backing young drivers’ safety with Ryda

At AMI, we’re proud to collaborate across our AMI Roadside Rescue and AMI MotorHub teams as a Corporate Partner of the Ryda Road Safety programme, delivered by Road Safety Education Limited (RSE). They help young people across Aotearoa New Zealand become safer drivers and passengers.

Frequently asked questions

A premium is the cost or price of an insurance policy and depending on your policy, is charged monthly, fortnightly, quarterly or annually.

An excess is the amount you contribute towards a claim to get your car, or someone else’s car or property, fixed or replaced. It’s set when you purchase insurance and when you have an accident is paid to the repairer or deducted from what you get if you suffer a total loss. There can also be additional excesses depending on your age, licence type or previous driving history. 

A total loss is when your car’s damage is too expensive to repair or when it can’t be fixed after an accident or found after a theft. In this situation, we’ll pay you the total amount your car is insured for if you have an agreed value policy (less excess)  – you can find this information in My AMI, your online account, in the AMI app or the Policy Schedule we send you.

You can claim by calling us on 0800 100 200 or online through your My AMI online account in the AMI app. When claiming online, you can book repairs and track the progress of your claim. Over 35% of online car claims are instantly approved4, or a friendly claims consultant will handle your claim within two working days.

Before you claim, make sure you have the following information:

  • Date & time of the accident, theft or damage
  • Location of the accident or loss
  • Description of what happened
  • Contact details of any passengers or witnesses
  • If you have one, a police reference/report
  • Any photos of the damage ready to email or upload

For more information, visit our Help Center.

Once you’ve passed the online course, you’ll get an AMI Safe Driver Certificate which is valid for two years, or until you turn 25 (whichever comes first). This qualifies you for the excess reduction. If you have an accident and need to make a claim, let the team know you’ve passed the online course when making a claim for damage you’ve accidentally caused. They’ll take care of the rest. To renew your benefit after the two years, you’ll need to purchase and pass the course again. The Certificate will then be valid for a further two years or until your 25th birthday (whichever comes first).

Fleetcoach is an online driver training provider. They help drivers in NZ be safer on the road with a wellbeing approach to driver training. Their training is delivered online, anywhere, anytime. Backed by years of scientific research their training remains relevant and enjoyable.

No, but the sooner you pass the course, the sooner the excess reduction is available. So, just in case you have an accident straight after you get cover, it’s best to get the course done quickly.

Download the AMI app for insurance at your fingertips

Get your policy, claims, and Roadside Rescue all in the palm of your hand. 
Download the app, register with your policy number, then enjoy more you-time.

Legal stuff

  1. For Restricted or Full driver's licence only. T&Cs apply.
  2. Terms and conditions apply to the AMI Young Driver excess reduction benefit.
  3. Get ‘Agreed Value’ if your Car is stolen and not found, or uneconomical to fix. Only applies if you have ‘Comprehensive Car Insurance’ and ‘Agreed Value’ as stated in the Policy Schedule.
  4. Figures based on claims lodged between 1 January and 31 March 2022 that are eligible for automated acceptance. Claims eligible for automated acceptance are single vehicle accidents, multi-vehicle accidents, and damage while parked claims.