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Everything you need to know about driving in the UK, and getting insured

Car insurance for non-UK residents: how does it work?
Find out how car insurance works for non-UK residents, including options for temporary cover, short-term policies, and rental cars. Learn what’s covered and what isn’t.
How to check my car insurance status
Find out if your car is insured, who your provider is, when your policy expires and more. A simple UK guide to checking car insurance status, dates and details.
Guide to temporary car insurance
Learn how temporary car insurance works in the UK, how long it lasts, who can get it, and what affects the price.
Can you cancel car insurance?
Find out if you can cancel car insurance in the UK, how it works, and what might affect any refunds or fees. A guide for new people to the UK.
Do I need an immigration share code to get a UK driving licence?
Find out how immigration share codes work and whether you need one to apply for a UK driving licence.
Car insurance groups – how to check
Learn how UK car insurance groups work, which are the cheapest car insurance groups and how to to check which group your car is in.
What does car insurance cover?
Learn what car insurance covers in the UK, including theft, weather damage, accidents, business use, breakdowns, and more.
What impacts your car insurance quote cost?
Find out what impacts your car insurance quote and how to get affordable cover.
What is Fully Comprehensive car insurance?
Learn everything about Fully Comprehensive car insurance, what it covers, and how it compares to other policies in this clear and simple guide.
What is a car insurance premium?
Read this to find out what a premium is, how the price of a premium is calculated, and why UK newcomers often get charged too much for theirs.
10 Questions with Tom: Marshmallow Customer Happiness Executive
Discover what a Customer Happiness Executive does in this insightful interview with Tom. Get all your questions answered and learn more about this role.
Meet our Credit Hire Claims team
We chatted with some of the team to find out what it’s like to work in the Credit Hire Team within Claims, and to hear what they have to say about our workplace culture.
Vauxhall car insurance groups explained
Insuring a Vauxhall? Find out which Vauxhall models sit in the lowest UK car insurance groups - including Corsa, Astra, Mokka and more
Top 10 tips from our new to the UK experts
Ashika, Nanelle and Tochi share what they've learned about moving to the UK to help other newcomers get settled.
Moving Fast: A Chat with Our CTO, David
Discover the insights of our CTO David on tech stack, tech debt, and tech culture. Learn how we move fast and embrace mistakes. Join the conversation.
Get to know our Customer Retention Team
We chatted to our evergrowing Customer Retention Team about the work they do, their plans for scaling up and what the future holds.
Our top 3 UK road trips
Searching for your next holiday? Put away the passports. Here are 3 Uk road trips that could beat any trip abroad.
A UK newcomer's guide to driving in Birmingham
Like any large well-connected city, Birmingham can be a bit daunting to drive around when you first arrive. But not for long. Here are some things to watch out for when getting on the road.
Tochi Esther on the lessons she learned after moving to the UK
YouTuber and OISC-approved UK Immigration Advisor Trainee, Tochi Esther talks about her experience of moving to the UK.
Nanelle Griselda: Moving To The UK & Becoming a Nurse
Nanelle Griselda, a YouTuber and UK registered nurse from Ghana, answers six questions about life in the UK.
Building Our Android App in 3 Months
Android Engineer, Daniele, reveals how we built our android app in just 3 months, all from scratch!
What is a rental guarantor?
Housing Hand are the UK's No.1 rental guarantor company. We spoke to them to find out everything you need to know.
7 budgeting hacks for UK newcomers
Moving to a new country is exciting... but it’s also expensive. To help make it easier we’ve partnered with he money management app, Emma, to bring you 7 budgeting for UK newcomers.
Women in Tech: An Honest Conversation with Marshmallow's Engineers
Join Marshmallow's engineers for an honest conversation about the realities of being women in tech. Valuable insights and inspiration from these trailblazers.
10 Questions with Maddy, Third Party Claims Operations Lead
Meet Maddy, our Third Party Claims Operations Lead. She's here to answer 10 quick-fire questions about working at Marshmallow...
What car insurance do I need?
This blog covers a lot... From Third-party Only and Fully Comprehensive policies, to why it matters what you use your car for.
You don't need a STEM degree to be an engineer
Backend Engineer Heather Whyte chats to her fellow Marshmallow engineers about switching careers to pursue engineering - all without a STEM degree.