Whilst the overwhelming majority of people seeking any sort of short term cover are looking for daily car insurance you can also get covered to drive a van. There are many times over the course of your life that you may need to borrow and drive a van so you will need to make sure you are insured to do so.
Many people do not realise that they have to get an insurance policy if they are driving a vehicle that is not theirs. Some figure that their own annual policy or that of the person they are borrowing it from will cover them. Others think they do not need to get covered whilst other think the only way to legally drive their friends van is to be added onto their policy.
You can now get a daily van insurance policy that will allow you to drive any van usually up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight. This means that if you want to borrow a friends van for the day because you are moving house or have a large item that you need to move then you can legally be insured just for one day.
Daily insurance for vans can be taken out for up to 28 days or as little as a single day. Just like your normal annual insurance policy that you have for your car a temporary policy to drive a van gives you the same comprehensive cover. This means that if the van is damaged or you damage another vehicle the insurance will cover the cost or any repairs.
One of the benefits of getting this type of cover is that the regular policy of the owner of the van will not be affected, this means no loss of their no claims bonus. This is often preferable to being added to your friends policy as everything is kept separate. Your friend will not lose out if you prang the vehicle and it is much easier than getting the existing policy modified and usually much cheaper.
You can get covered right now as the whole process is done online, this means it is quick to do and you will be able to drive the van straight away. There is not need to wait for a policy to be posted to you as a copy can be printed out from your computer that you can take with you. Cover can be obtained at any time and on any day as the whole process is electronic.
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