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Add up to £1,000 optional cover for gadgets like phones, tablets and drones

Once upon a time, going away involved passports, insurance papers, boarding passes and more. Now you can travel with just your passport and phone – but many of us take lots of other tech too.

Snapping photos on your phone? Reading on your tablet? Watching a film on your laptop? Capturing vistas from your drone? Keeping kids entertained on a console? Gadget Cover can give you the added protection they need.

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We cover a range of devices and gadgets 

To make sure you’ve got the cover you need, we offer cover for a range of gadgets, including: 

  • Mobiles, smartphones, tablets and laptops

  • Computers, games consoles and drones

  • Wearable activity trackers 

For the full list, please read the policy wording.

Ready to get a quote?

Let’s find the protection that’s right for your travels. Get a quote for Post Office Travel Insurance.

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Common gadget cover questions

  • Our Gadget Cover is an optional extra that provides protection for technology you take on holiday. You can add it to a Post Office Travel Insurance policy to provide cover for a long list of gadgets you might want to take away.

  • Our standard travel insurance policies will only cover a mobile/smart phone up to the limit of £100. They won’t provide complete coverage for any other gadgets or devices you might like to use while on your trip. Our Gadget Cover option is a way to add this extra cover by paying an additional premium.

  • No, Gadget Cover is an add-on for Post Office Travel Insurance policies only. It’s different from Post Office Gadget Insurance, which provides everyday protection for gadgets rather than on your travels.

  • Gadget Cover offers protection for phones, tablets, laptops, computers, games consoles (including handheld devices), wearable, activity trackers, smart watches, drones and all accessories for these items. Read the policy wording for a complete list. 

  • You would only be covered for items on your home contents insurance if you chose out-of-home cover. Even then your coverage might have a limit well below £1,000.

    If you have home contents cover, it’s a good idea to check whether you have cover in place for gadgets you want to take on holiday and whether you need supplementary cover. 

  • Read more travel insurance FAQs

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Travel insurance help and support

For emergency medical assistance, to make a claim, find answers to common questions about our cover or get in touch:

Visit our travel insurance support page

Travel insurance policy types

  • Single-trip Travel Insurance

    • Cover for a one-off trip in the UK or abroad
    • Perfect for one-off trips or longer holidays of up to 365 days*
    • No age limit
  • Annual Multi-trip Travel Insurance

    • Cover for multiple-trips for a 12-month period
    • You can go away multiple times in the policy year with various trip durations available**
    • Available for everyone aged up to 75 years 
  • Backpacker Insurance

    • Cover for a one-off trip up to 18 months
    • Option to return home for up to 7 days on 3 occasions.
    • For people aged 18 – 60 wanting to travel the world for a gap year or career break 

* For Economy, Standard and Premier policies, the Singe trip policy will cover you for one trip up to:

365 days for persons aged up to and including age 70

90 days for persons aged between 71 and 75

31 days for persons aged between 76 and above

** For Economy, Standard and Premier policies under Annual Multi-Trip although you can take as many trips as you want within the policy year, there is a maximum duration for each individual trip. This limit varies depending on the cover level chosen and will be 17 or 31 days. On some policies the limit can be extended to 31, 45 or 60 days for an additional premium.

About our travel insurance

Post Office® Travel Insurance is arranged by Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited.

Post Office Limited is an appointed representative of Post Office Management Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 630318. Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited are registered in England and Wales. Registered numbers 2154540 and 08459718 respectively. Registered Office: 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7ER. Post Office and the Post Office logo are registered trademarks of Post Office Limited.

The above details can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting the Financial Conduct Authority website and searching by Firm Reference Number (FRN).