Afternoon folks.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows much about courtesy cars from garages? I need to drop my tin top in for a service soon, and the garage says they can provide a (no doubt rubbish!) courtesy car while it is being serviced. However, they say it is my responsibilty to sort out fully comp insurance for it.

I've phoned round a few insurers, and none of them will insure me for a day. Actually, one would, but they wanted some obscene amount of money to cover me for one day only.

I'm currently only a named driver on SWMBO insurance (it's here car technically!) and she won't be around to ferry me to work and back.

Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers
Andy

Just take a day off work and get out in the garage.

Hi Andy

How about this lot?
Used them to drive my disco to (another) MOT fail

Linky

Cheers
Steve

[Edited on 11/10/06 by Tangerine Scream]

If you have to sort the insurance, it's not much of a courtesy is it. Cheeky sods.

Day insure .com

£10.50 a day, i used before and you can complete online in 2 mins and print out you certificate!

get swmbo to call her ins co. they should provide cover foc

I've had a few courtesy cars and I've never had to pay for insurance. If the car is loaned to you from the garage, they must have it insured.

Cheers for the replies folks. That dayinsure link is a real gem though, I'll save that for the future!

I also thought that the garage should have the car insured for me, although it seems that is not the case.

Anyway, I've decided to do it the slackers way, and "work from home" instead...

Cheers
Andy

Norwich union to day insurance too. Same sort of price I think, perhaps a little cheaper, and you can also do it in a couple of mins on the website.

http://www.norwichunion.com/short-term-insurance/index.htm