It depends on what kind of policy you have. - If you are a new customer and have selected your policy to start today, it will be live immediately. Please note, the MIB website may take 24 hours to update but you will still be insured. - If you are a new customer and have selected a future date (you can select up to 7 days in advance), your policy will be live from midnight on your start date. - If you are renewing a live policy, your new policy will start from the moment your current live policy lapses. This can be done 7 days in advance. - If you are renewing a policy that has expired, your new policy will be live immediately. If you do not want this to be the case, please contact our Driver Support team by calling 0808 169 9165.