Alternatives to Day Insure

Django x2 · 17 Feb 2010 at 16:01

Really, I think they've got too big for their boots. They quoted £36 to insure someone for a day on my E60 with a £1k excess even for windscreen damage!

I insured a 20 year old on my car for 2 weeks over Christmas for £19 with my actual own insurer.

So what realistic alternatives are there to day insure?

dale1uk · 17 Feb 2010 at 16:31

Found the same thing when I tried to put my flat mate on my Civic, the cost for the day was about the same. Also went through my own insurance (Churchill at the time) and got him on for a week for free

Peerzy · 17 Feb 2010 at 16:55

Take out a new policy and cancel within 14 days?

I've never needed day cover but being only 20 I'd do that, only downside is for 14 days an insurance company has £1k~ of my money.

Django x2 · 17 Feb 2010 at 16:57

no, I was saying, the person I need to insure is 30, but, for a day, thats £35 odd. At xmas I insured a 20yo for 2 weeks for £19

[TW]Fox · 17 Feb 2010 at 17:37

Dayinsure has gone bonkers, I used to pay £12 a day to insure 320d courtesy cars now its £36 a day!

Django x2 · 17 Feb 2010 at 17:46

Day cover aren't much better £28

I get around · 17 Feb 2010 at 17:58

Try getting them as a named driver for a week or so, usually what I do when I need to borrow a car/ van.

Phil W · 17 Feb 2010 at 18:50

Used to pay £15 or so for a days cover, its double that now!

monkey_boy · 17 Feb 2010 at 19:20

[TW]Fox;15981657 said:
Dayinsure has gone bonkers, I used to pay £12 a day to insure 320d courtesy cars now its £36 a day!

You had to insure courtesy cars yourself?