We all have looked at temporary insurance for your car or motorbike, but now companies offer temp van insurance. It generally works much the same way as other temporary policies.
Most people assume that their current insurance policy will cover then to drive a van, but little do they know the odds are you are not covered. So before you consider moving house and renting or borrowing your mates van, look at temp insurance. Even if they have van insurance you may not be covered.
Not having insurance for the van temporary or not can be a dangerous situation which you would not like to be in. Imagine if you crash the van and it is wrote off or even worse you injury someone in the process. You will be liable for large bills for the vehicle or hospital bills. So always check you have at least temp van insurance before you drive the van.
You may think about the consequences as you are only driving for 10 miles or so, but you will risk everything if any accident happens. Adding your name to the existing insurance policy can be time consuming and buying temporary van insurance can be the easy way out.
Temporary insurance can be given for your own vehicle if you have just bought it or even just driving the van for a single day.
Temp van insurance is being more popular as you can insure yourself for up to 28 days on short term insurance. If you are a business person and have drivers who will be driving your vans for a temporary period this type of insurance is ideal. This type of insurance will allow you to drive vans of 3.5 tonnes or less, which is great if your moving home.