A Christian motorist in the United Kingdom is considering legal action after his insurance provider told him to remove “Jesus Loves You” stickers from his car or risk losing coverage.
According to reporting from Christian Concern, GoSkippy Insurance informed 35-year-old Simeon Chandra that its underwriting department had “declined the modification done on the vehicle as per stickers added on the vehicle.”
“For the policy to continue and be insured we require the stickers to be removed from the vehicle and send a dated photograph once the stickers have been removed,” the company told Chandra in written correspondence.
Chandra said he contacted the insurer about the stickers because he wanted to be transparent. He explained they were not being used commercially but simply “to spread a positive message that Jesus loves you.”
He said he was initially told the stickers could remain if he provided photographs, but the insurer later demanded their removal.
“I was shocked, surprised and upset when they told me I had to take the stickers off,” Chandra said. “The message on my car is very simple: ‘Jesus Loves You.’ It is not abusive, political, hateful or commercial. It is a message of hope.”
The Christian Legal Centre is supporting Chandra as he considers his legal options.
Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, said the dispute reaches beyond an insurance technicality and into religious liberty.
“This case is not about a technical vehicle modification,” Williams said. “It is about whether ordinary Christians are free to express their faith in public without being excluded from essential services.”
Williams added that the message is “a peaceful statement of Christian belief.”
“If insurers can refuse cover because a customer displays a Christian message, that should alarm everyone who cares about freedom of religion and freedom of expression,” she said.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
