Getting insured to drive a van used to be just a case of phoning your local insurance broker to get you the best deal. There was not much in the way of choice but it was a relatively straight forward process.
Then the internet came along and provided us with van insurance comparison sites so that we could compare the cost of getting a new policy ourselves. It made it more transparent as we could see exactly who was providing the cheapest quote. It was also a lot easier to do as we could do it from home at any time even if it was nine at night on a Sunday.
Whilst this gave us more choice it was not enough to provide the type of cover that was needed for all types of circumstance. One such situation was the need to insure someone to drive a van for a short period of time. Several specialist insurers have stepped in to provide us with temporary van insurance.
One day van insurance is useful for a number of situations as it allows you to insure yourself for a short period of time, providing cover anywhere from 1 day up to 28 days. It means that you can insure yourself to drive a van or someone else can insure you to drive their van.
The type of cover can be obtained for both private and business and commercial use. If you are a business owner then you could insure a temporary driver to work for you driving one of your vans for a couple of days. If you are moving home you could hire or borrow a friends van and insure yourself to use the van whilst you are moving house.
Obtaining a quote and getting insured can be done online and your cover can start right away allowing you to drive the van as soon as you have paid for the short term policy. You can amend your details at any time through the internet for example to extend the length of your coverage.