# Irish charities to benefit from car insurance rebate

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/01/irish-charities-to-benefit-from-insurance-rebate/
- Published: 2020-05-01T20:57:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charities in Ireland will benefit from a car insurance rebate linked to the coronavirus
crisis.**

[Liberty Insurance](http://www.libertyinsurance.ie) is offering to give its customers
a rebate because of the deduction in claims as drivers stay off the roads because
of the coronavirus lockdown. The customer rebates will amount to around **€5 million**.

Each customer will receive 15% of their existing premium for two months, provided
this reaches a minimum amount of €10. However, for practical reasons customers will
have to request rebates, beginning on June 8 via the insurer’s website.

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Customers can either claim the refund through a “cash equivalent voucher” or they
can ask the company to donate it on their behalf to a charity assisting with the
frontline response to Covid-19. If the money is not collected during the timeframe,
each customer’s entitlement will be given to charity.

Liberty is estimated to have a roughly 10 per cent market share in Ireland, equating
to 200,000 motor policies. On that basis customers would receive a **€25** rebate.

Meanwhile, the charity umbrella organisation The Wheel said its most survey of its
membership reveals that between 70%-90% of its 1850 members have had to cancel fundraising
events.

Deirdre Garvey, CEO of The Wheel, said in some cases that represents between 20%
and 100% of an organisations funding and that it would have a serious impact on 
their ability to deliver services.

Ms Garvey called for urgent support to help charities with their cashflow.