Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services UK Limited
Reference number: 311715
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Delaware Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK15 8BA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mercedes-benz.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01908 245000 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode MK15 8BA
Other names (6)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- insurance by smart Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz Insurance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- DaimlerChrysler Insurance Services UK Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Daimler Insurance Services UK Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- insurance by smartcar Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Mercedes Insurance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (6 permissions)
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Limits on what they may do
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Not to hold or control client money
The firm must not hold or control client money.
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 03510012 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 February 1998 (28 years old)
- Registered office
- Delaware Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, MK15 8BA, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Bruce | Director | Nov 1962 | 1 Mar 2017 | 10 other companies |
| Ivor Simon Wood | Director | May 1966 | 14 Apr 2022 | None |
| Martin Pavlik | Director | Oct 1975 | 1 Jan 2026 | None |
| Ravil Meghji Hirani | Secretary | Not published | 1 Nov 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 10
- closed down
- 5
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 10 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- All 33 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
31 December 2025
- Mercedes-Benz AG took control (75–100% of shares)
- Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG gave up control
Companies House
2022
7 March 2022
- Changed its registered name from "Daimler Insurance Services UK Limited"
FCA register
2020
6 September 2020
- Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
5 September 2020
- Leonie FS Dvb Gmbh gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Leonie FS Dvb Gmbh took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
24 July 2012
- FCA imposed a requirement (Not to hold or control client money)
FCA register
2008
4 April 2008
- Changed its registered name from "DaimlerChrysler Insurance Services UK Limited"
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1998
13 February 1998
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 84 events
- All 84 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 63
Firms connected to Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services UK. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share its phone number
- 1
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services UK
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Milton Keynes
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 84 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk