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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 11:52 PM
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Ok, what companies do you guys use which cover cars for 24hrs??

I'm picking up a 2003 Impreza STi Type UK for a friend on Friday and while I'm covered by my own insurance to drive the car 3rd party, for my own peace of mind, I'd prefer to be covered fully comprehensively for the trip back... just in case.

I've tried dayinsure.com and tempcover.com, but neither are interested in doing cover on that exact car for me. So wondered who you/people you know have used to cover similar performance cars for a short term??


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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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They've been good before!

http://www.aviva.co.uk/short-term-car-insurance/
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by P_is_for_Paul
Thanks mate, gave them a crack... and got the same message that I got from the other two companies I tried above:

"The vehicle has been identified as 'SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK 1994cc, 4dr Petrol Manual (02-03)' and unfortunately we are unable to offer insurance for this vehicle"


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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by RS Grant
Thanks mate, gave them a crack... and got the same message that I got from the other two companies I tried above:

"The vehicle has been identified as 'SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK 1994cc, 4dr Petrol Manual (02-03)' and unfortunately we are unable to offer insurance for this vehicle"


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They'll probably all be the same, won't cover Evo, Scooby, Cosworth, Skyline or M3. My mates traders policy is like that. Bastards!
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by RS Grant
Thanks mate, gave them a crack... and got the same message that I got from the other two companies I tried above:

"The vehicle has been identified as 'SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK 1994cc, 4dr Petrol Manual (02-03)' and unfortunately we are unable to offer insurance for this vehicle"


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Grant

They are being polite. They know your sort
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 06:58 AM
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Add it to your current policy - depending on who you are with, you can add an additional car for up to 90 days.

I did this recently when I bought my S3 - asked to keep my Type R on the policy until I sold it and they just added the car to the policy. Cost me £0 for a month.

I'm with DirectLine but I'm sure other companies would do the same.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 08:45 AM
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Oh aye, and I forgot. All of those temp insurance places state you cannot have been banned within the last 5 years
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Hpi it and you get 7 days free insurance, well you did so check first on the hpi site

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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Try Ecar,
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