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can my son insure a car if he is not the registered keeper

Glad · 2020-05-07 22:09:20

At the beginning of lockdown my Dad had just bought a new car and not sold the old one. My son who had to return home from abroad needed a car but is hoping when possible to return abroad. Dad said that son can use the old car for as long as he needs it and son was going to look for insurance. However Dad has now said that…

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Jumblebumble Posts: 2,113 Forumite

13 May 2020 at 4:33PM

AdrianC said:

Your dad's half-remembering something and turning it around.

No, there's nothing at all to say that the policyholder MUST be the keeper. Some insurers may prefer it - in which case, why not just change the keeper to son's name?

Most lease cars are have the lease company as registered keeper

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