Re: Temp Insurance for LeMans weekend

Re: Temp Insurance for LeMans weekend

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mattf93

Original Poster:

1,273 posts

114 months

Saturday 1st July 2017
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Hi Guys,

I am just thinking forwards to next year and driving a friends car - has anybody got any recommendations for insurance?
Will be on a friends (991) 911
and unfortunately at the time I will be 24 and makes things slightly tricky.
Day to day on corporate/motor/trade insurance I drive all sorts of high performance vehicles of high value and have done 3 days of high performance driver training at mil brook.

No Idea where I should really be posting this, but had a look briefly now and no one would even would provide a quote for short term...
a year long policy was 3.5K but I only need insurance for 3-4 days.

Wanting to take part and drive next year but being young I don't have a bottomless pit of funds.

Thanks in advance,

M

//j17

4,471 posts

222 months

Saturday 1st July 2017
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The cheapest option will almost certainly be to get your friend to add you as a named driver on his policy for a month.

E36GUY

5,906 posts

217 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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//j17 said:
The cheapest option will almost certainly be to get your friend to add you as a named driver on his policy for a month.
This.

The Leaper

4,937 posts

205 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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I had Jaguar XF 5.0 V8, close on 400BHP, and my son and I shared the driving to/from Le Mans. I added him to my insurance for 5 days at a cost of £60.00.

R.

Inverness

545 posts

177 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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E36GUY said:
//j17 said:
The cheapest option will almost certainly be to get your friend to add you as a named driver on his policy for a month.
This.
The above plus do tell them that you are going to France and it is so you can share the driving, (don't have to say Le Mans weekend)

mattf93

Original Poster:

1,273 posts

114 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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The Leaper said:
I had Jaguar XF 5.0 V8, close on 400BHP, and my son and I shared the driving to/from Le Mans. I added him to my insurance for 5 days at a cost of £60.00.

R.
How old was your son at the time? I would be 24, 7 years no claims (not that it matters as a named driver), and done some 'advanced performance driver training' for insurance reasons at work.
Not a member of AIM mind you...

The Leaper

4,937 posts

205 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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He was around 35

R.

thegoose

8,075 posts

209 months

Thursday 20th July 2017
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When it's renewal time for your own insurance look at changing to someone like Chubb - it automatically covers you Comprehensively on ANY car you don't own, including European use. It will cost more than you'll be able to find on comparison sites etc but you get what you pay for.

If you wanted to be cute you could start a Chubb policy just before going to Le Mans, cancel within the statutory 14 days and get a full refund, less a pro rata cost per-day.