Mr G
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 06:54 PM |
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Borrowing Minibus or MPV - Insurance question
Evening gents,
Need to get 9 people 200 miles away for 3 days. Maybe be able to borrow a friends 17 seater but want to obviously make sure I've got seperate
insurance cover on it. Got the option of ringing up my own insurance company that the tintop is with to get it added for the 3 days but when you read
the small print they want to charge you admin and other fees left right and centre. Other option looks like some of these specialist insurance places
on the web that deal with minibus's etc for partys and school events etc.
Anybody had any experience with this situation? To just rent a 17 seater locally (no 9 seaters available) from a proper rental firm with unlimited
miles and insurance will be £245 so I'm trying to weigh up the best option.
Thanks in advance
G
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 07:21 PM |
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When you say 17 seats, does that include the driver? A standard driving licence only covers vehicles with up to 16 passenger seats (cat D1), any more
and you need a PCV licence (cat D).
[Edited on 2/8/12 by Slimy38]
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 07:21 PM |
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Last time i tried adding a car on for a day, they wanted £50 for a single days insurance. Told them to stuff it.
Does your friend have the minibus insured themselves? Would your own insurance not cover you in another vehicle?
You probably know, but you need a pre97 license for automatic minibus entitlement.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 07:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
Would your own insurance not cover you in another vehicle?
Third party only though in most cases?
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Mr G
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 07:39 PM |
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17 seats all in and I passed my test when 'turtle power' was number one in the uk charts so no worries about being able to drive it
legally  Joel - That was the one thing that I thought might end up being expensive and making me just rent a vehicle properly for 3 days with the
insurance cover thrown in with it.
My policy lets me drive other vehicles not owned/registered to me on third party cover as long as they have insurance already in place on them.
I havn't rented anything in ages and sniffing around various companies I can't believe the hike in prices!
Cheers for all the input
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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austin man
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 08:09 PM |
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could you not be added to the owners policy or is your fear you could affect his policy if a claim was made
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Mr G
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 08:11 PM |
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I think he has it on his traders policy.
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 08:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
Would your own insurance not cover you in another vehicle?
Third party only though in most cases?
Yep, your own insurance would pay out to other parties and your friend would have to claim for the bus. But, accidents are rare, complying with the
law is the main issue here. Would have to be a good friend i guess! I borrowed a mates new range rover sport for a day on that basis.
Moot point i suppose if he only has it on a trade policy!
He needs to be an even better friend, and let you pretend to be him 
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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ReMan
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 09:03 PM |
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But. And I'm not adverse to bending the rules a lot, this is 9 bodies, not just your own, I'm just thinking if something happened
I must be getting old!
[Edited on 2/8/12 by ReMan]
www.plusnine.co.uk
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Simon
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 09:11 PM |
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9 of you sharing the £245 (+ fuel costs I assume) will be £35 ish each (400 miles at 25 mpg at £6/gallon for any pedants on here). Damn site cheaper
than the train I reckon
ATB
Simon
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/8/12 at 09:13 PM |
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Two cars would be cheaper.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/8/12 at 08:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
Last time i tried adding a car on for a day, they wanted £50 for a single days insurance. Told them to stuff it.
Does your friend have the minibus insured themselves? Would your own insurance not cover you in another vehicle?
You probably know, but you need a pre97 license for automatic minibus entitlement.
With Daysure 3 days short term usually costs me about £20 to £30 I use it when I buy a car at auction to give me a couple of days to check it out
to decide if i keep it.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/8/12 at 08:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
Would your own insurance not cover you in another vehicle?
Third party only though in most cases?
Not any more most insurance now has zero cover for driving other cars.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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