Temporary / day insurance for motorcycles

[TheInternet]

I've done a search but drawn a blank - anyone know of a providers which offers single day motorcycle insurance? I'm not interested in taking an annual policy and then cancelling.

[BobSaunders]

A google search of 'single day motorcycle insurance' brings up a ton of links.

Sadly, no 'go compare' style comparison search.

Will be a matter of ringing around.

[TheInternet]

BobSaunders said:

A google search of 'single day motorcycle insurance' brings up a ton of links.

All I've checked have been useless, either not quoting, advertising a service that they don't actually offer, or cars/vans only.

[Noswall]

A year ago I used tempcover.com for single day insurance. I'd recently passed my test and was buying my first bike private second hand. I think the cover cost £40 so its not cheap but it did the job! One thing to bear in mind is the cover only starts on the hour I think. I didn't want to buy the insurance in advance in case the bike wasn't like the pictures. We ended up waiting around 30 minutes before it started.

[TheInternet]

Noswall said:

A year ago I used tempcover.com for single day insurance.

Thanks. No longer doing motorcycle cover unfortunately.

[Prof Prolapse]

Our tamed insurance expert who used to frequent these parts mentioned some years ago that most insurers had pulled out this market. Perhaps this is still the case.

If I recall correctly the consensus, was that it is now best to set up a standard policy, then cancel within the two weeks grace period.

[Donbot]

If you have a bike insurance policy, calling your insurer and adding the bike for the day is likely to be cheapest.

I did it for a car a few years ago, and it was only about £20 for 24 hours.