Insurance on second car
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Insurance on second car
Okay, Scooby is on the way and I have insurance covered for that.
I'm also buying a second cheap runaround for work.....VW Polo for about £1000. If I put this in someone else's name I think I'm right in saying I can drive it 3rd Party using my normal insurance
BUT.....will the Polo have to be insured 'properly' in the registered owner's name?
In Summary Can I buy a car, put it in someone else's name and not insure it? I'm not sure I can!
I'm also buying a second cheap runaround for work.....VW Polo for about £1000. If I put this in someone else's name I think I'm right in saying I can drive it 3rd Party using my normal insurance
BUT.....will the Polo have to be insured 'properly' in the registered owner's name?
In Summary Can I buy a car, put it in someone else's name and not insure it? I'm not sure I can!
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Originally Posted by jowl
BUT.....will the Polo have to be insured 'properly' in the registered owner's name?
http://www.5ive-o.com/web/viewtopic.php?t=4607
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Originally Posted by Jiggerypokery
I figured as much.
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I think legally that's right - but practically it is a problem as you can't get road tax unless you can show that the vehicle is specified within your policy document - and it is not good enough to just show your policy document which allows you to drive another car third party - as I had this very same problem!
Also, the V5 document only evidences who the registered keeper of the vehicle is, not who the actual legal owner is - and so whilst at one level you could argue the registered keeper was also the registered owner I could imagine if the police/cps REALLY wanted to nail you they could do some digging on this.
I think it's best to play it safe and it might not cost more than a few hundres quid if it's a cheap little run about - otherwise there are some insureres who will allow you to add a secod car for a very small extra premium, and most will allow you to add a second car temporarily i.e. for a month or so.
Also, the V5 document only evidences who the registered keeper of the vehicle is, not who the actual legal owner is - and so whilst at one level you could argue the registered keeper was also the registered owner I could imagine if the police/cps REALLY wanted to nail you they could do some digging on this.
I think it's best to play it safe and it might not cost more than a few hundres quid if it's a cheap little run about - otherwise there are some insureres who will allow you to add a secod car for a very small extra premium, and most will allow you to add a second car temporarily i.e. for a month or so.
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Try contacting a Broker (Swinton / AA), they will have access to schemes which will reflect the No claims percentage discount you are currently earning.
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