Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Motor Insurers' Bureau pays suppliers in 11 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 19 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 7% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 19 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
19 → 11 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Motor Insurers' Bureau's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 11 days against stated terms of 30 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 19 days in H2 2023 to 11 now — 8 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 91% of the 593 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
our payment terms is 30days following the receipt of a valid invoice and no changes in payment terms between each reporting period.
Dispute resolution
If a supplier has a dispute, they can raise it with us in accordance with the dispute resolution procedure set out in the contract. The process starts with the supplier notifying us of the dispute or complaint, after which both parties will attempt to resolve the matter through discussion and mutual agreement.
Other information
Payments made between 31 and 90 days, outside the agreed 30-day payment terms, totalled £3 million. This was due to a major supplier experiencing banking issues, which resulted in payment funds being returned to us on more than one occasion. Resolving the issue took some time, as the supplier needed to provide alternative bank details, which we were required to verify before payment could be released.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 11 | 7% | 1% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 12 | 8% | 3% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 12 | 7% | 3% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 15 | 15% | 7% | 23 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 19 | 15% | 6% | 10 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 19 | 13% | 5% | 8 Feb 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 20 | 16% | 7% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 18 | 17% | 9% | 19 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 20 | 15% | 8% | 25 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 28 | 20% | 12% | 17 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 26 | 27% | 14% | 28 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 25 | 32% | 18% | 21 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 23 | 29% | 13% | 29 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 19 | 41% | 9% | 20 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 14 | 30% | 4% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 14 | 29% | 3% | 28 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 18 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 14 Jun 1946
- Registered office
- LINFORD WOOD HOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6XT
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