If you are looking for car insurance on the internet you may have some across the term temp cover. Temp cover or temporary car insurance is a way to buy car insurance for the number of days that you need it rather than having to buy an annual policy.
Generally this type of car insurance is available from many of the specialist insurers but the larger car insurers are now getting in on the act and starting to provide this type of cover. You can obtain a policy by providing the kind of details you would usually provide for any type of car insurance quote. Don't worry though the forms are not as long as for an annual policy. You will need to specify how many days cover you require which can be anywhere from 1 to 28 days.
Once you have your quote payment is usually made by credit or debit card and as soon as the payment has gone through you are covered. This is drive away cover policy that can be taken out at any time of the day or night or on any day of the week. In short this means that it is a convenient way to get cover quickly when you need to drive a car or van.
This type of temp cover is becoming more popular as a way of obtaining temporary insurance. It is an ideal way to insure a van if you are planning to borrow a van to move house or if you have a large appliance that you have to move. You can take out a policy for the weekend if you wanted to borrow your parents car to drive down to the coast. It means that you do not have to risk your parents no claims by being added to their policy.