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keeping the car insured while travelling

We are going to be travelling around europe for about 12 months. We want to leave the car at a friends house but keep it insured so we can use it if we return during the 12 mnths for short periods

direct line wont do this ? any suggestions

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,624 Forumite
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    you can do Day insurance but I believe you have to SORN if no insurance ??


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  • dont want to SORN , jost want to keep it simple and leave it insured.
  • Nasqueron
    Nasqueron Posts: 11,688 Forumite
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    I did this while travelling and left the car at a relatives house, I believe I was with Norwich Union at the time, I just told them it was being stored there and occasionally used (including to the garage for the MOT) and they had no issues.

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

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