Eunos Roadster insurance for an 84 yo - recommendations?

[sassthathoopie]

My girlfriend's father has kindly offered to look after my Mk1 MX5, and take it out for a spin every so often whilst I'm working abroad.

Unfortunatley because the car is a Japanese import and he is 84, the specialist insurance companies are giving us ridiculous quotes for a 3000 mile limited policy. I'm currently with Fooman James (the MX5oc insurer) and they won't even cover him.

Background - Me as principal (33 yo, 8 years no claims. 2 cars) Ron as named driver. Car garaged in rural Derbyshire.

Adrian Flux want 20p a mile to insure us! Any suggestions?

Edited by sassthathoopie on Saturday 30th April 14:33

[Shaw Tarse]

Wouldn't he be the main driver? <pedant>

[sassthathoopie]

No - I'll be doing most of the miles, during visits home. He'll just take it round the block every couple of weeks.

[piefacemate]

Can you change your policy to include 3rd party insurance for any drivers? If he's just taking it round the block it should be fine.

[hornetrider]

Has he got his own FC policy? I take it some 84 year old chap won't be hooning around the lanes - therefore 3rd part cover should be sufficient?

[sassthathoopie]

Plan B was for him to use the 3rd party cover on the Saab 95 they have. Unfortunately the car is in his wife's name and he's a named driver - hence doesn't include him

[VladD]

Could the wife drive it instead then?