Since 1930, UK law requires every person who uses a vehicle on the road to have at least some level of motor insurance.

Today, over 100 insurance companies offer motor car insurance in England, Scotland and Wales.

Although this healthy competition helps ensure low prices for the consumer, it can also lead to confusion.

Unless you know exactly what you want, or perhaps what you need, the choice can be overwhelming.

To help give you a solid grounding in this area, we've put together a simple guide to insuring your vehicle.

So lets get started...

The two main types of car insurance are fully comprehensive cover and third party fire and theft.

And we will now look at each of these insurance policies in turn...

More UK car insurance questions

What are my car insurance options and how do I find the cheapest motor insurance for my car?

What are the differences between comprehensive car insurance and third party motor insurance, and which should I choose?

And finally, what do I do if I have a car accident and how do I go about making a claim on my car insurance?