car insurance registerd keeper?

bigfishman

ok ill call them and see what they say as im getting mixed answers here..

bigfishman

both insurers ahve told me yes need to be the registerd keeper.

anna42hmr

thats strange as i have been insured by churchill. tesco and prudential, which like direct line and virgin are owned by rbs insurance group, and they allowed me to not be the registered keeper but still be the policy holder (though different insurance brands do have differing policies, also as i work for the group, that may also be why)

dunstonh

Some insurers require the car to be insured by the owner. Others do not. Some default to assume it is unless told otherwise.

Some insurance companies ask questions via one distribution channel which are not asked on another. i.e. the questions on the telephone may be different to those on the internet and those coming from traditional brokers.

silvercar

So, if I am about to buy a car jointly with my son, for him to drive, is it best to register the car as his or mine?