Citroën Berlingo & Relay Van Insurance

Citroën Berlingo, Dispatch & Relay Insurance Groups

When it comes to Citroën Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay van insurance groups, various factors come into play to determine the cost of insurance. The van insurance groupings are based on factors like engine size, build quality, costs to repair, and other factors:

• Citroën Berlingo: The Citroën Berlingo van engines range in size from 1360 to 1997CC. The Berlingo’s less powerful variant falls into the lowest insurance group, making it one of the cheapest vans to insure.
• Citroën Dispatch: The Citroën Dispatch is a mid-size panel van with engines from 1499 to 1997CC, available in XS, M and XL body lengths. It sits between the Berlingo and Relay in size and insurance grouping, with variants to suit tradesmen, small fleets and mid-weight commercial work.
• Citroën Relay: The Citroën Relay van engines range in size from 2179 to 2999CC. As a larger panel van, the Relay typically sits in higher insurance groups, reflecting the greater repair and replacement costs.
• Other Citroën Vans: Citroën offers a range of choices with each model, and the smaller and lighter variants usually fall into lower insurance groups.

Citroën Berlingo van

Vans registered pre January 2016 the Berlingo falls into groups (2 – 7), later models with registration date after 2016 are in groups 25-47.

Citroën Dispatch van

Vans registered pre January 2016 the Dispatch falls into groups (15 – 25), later models with registration date after 2016 are in groups 30-42.

Citroën Relay van

Vans registered pre January 2016 the Relay falls into groups (27 – 38), later models with registration date after 2016 are in groups 36-45.

Citroën Vans for Dispatch & Courier Use

Citroën vans are a popular choice for dispatch, courier and delivery work across the UK. The Berlingo suits small parcel and multi-drop work thanks to its low running costs and easy city handling. The Dispatch model handles higher volume deliveries and tradesman tools. The Relay is well suited to heavier courier runs, furniture delivery and palletised loads. Courier use typically falls under carriage of own goods or haulage and must be declared to your insurer, as it is priced differently from social or tradesman use.

What category of van are the Citroën Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay?

The Citroën Berlingo van falls into the category of light commercial vehicles (LCV), which are designed to serve as panel vans or passenger multi-purpose vehicles with the option of rear seats and windows. The Citroën Dispatch is classified as a mid-size panel van, also within the LCV category, available in standard, extended and crew cab body styles. The Citroën Relay is classified as a large panel van, also within the LCV category, available in panel, chassis cab, crew cab, Luton and dropside body styles. Factors contributing to the categorisation include:

• Price of replacement parts
• Average accident damage repair costs
• Security features
• Engine size and van body size