If you are borrowing or renting a van for any purpose then you need to get yourself covered to drive the vehicle. There is specific short term insurance available that will cover you for short period of time rather than having to turn to a permanent insurance policy.
This type of temporary van insurance and indeed temporary car insurance allows you to drive a vehicle owned by someone else or cover your own vehicle for someone else to drive. You may even need a short term policy to cover you to drive your own van if you do not currently have it insured and need to drive it to a new location. This separate insurance policy that can be taken out for between 1 and 28 days. The policy can cover a person to drive a van and still protect your no claims on your existing vehicle policies.
These types of policy can be obtained online, this means that you can insure yourself or someone else on their behalf at any time of the day or night, any day. Once the payment for the cover has been made you are covered instantly making it a good option for people who need to be covered quickly. This makes it useful for business owners that need to temporarily cover a driver to drive one of their vans.
Your online application can be completed very quickly and payment can be made online, usually you will need to pay using a credit card. There is no need to wait around for the documentation to arrive in the post as you will be able to print off your policy straight away and your car will appear on the motor insurance database.
There are some exclusions which means that some people may not be able to get covered for this type of insurance. Exclusion are usually in force if you have too many points on your licence. Most short term insurers are also usually unable to insure drivers under 25 years old. If you are unsure of the type of cover that you need you can find out some unbiased information at the governments motor insurance portal.