Have you ever needed to add a friend to your car insurance for a day or two or borrow someone else's vehicle? A separate temporary car insurance policy allows you to cover additional drivers on your vehicle without putting the no-claims bonus on your main car insurance at risk.
There are many situations when you need to arrange short term car insurance for a vehicle. These can include short period car insurance for a specific journey or maybe courtesy car insurance.
Insuring a car for a sales demonstration or driving it home after you have bought a new car from a car dealer, adding a temporary additional driver, there are any number of reasons for requiring temporary additional insurance cover.
Short period car insurance for young learner drivers is also available, offering short-term car insurance to provisional licence holders.
Temporary (short-term) car and van insurance is ideal for:
Temporary additional drivers (including overseas visitors)
Temporary additional cars or vans
Unaccompanied vehicle demonstrations or use of courtesy cars
Lending a vehicle to a friend, colleague or relative
Immediate drive-away insurance if you've just bought a car or van
Temporary (short-term) car and van insurance is available for:
Any car or van you can drive with a standard UK driving licence
Any person with a UK, European or other full driving licence (excluding Australia, Canada and the USA)
Any insurance period from 1 to 28 days
Drivers aged 18 to 75 years of age