Hi For info - as might be applicable to others: My garage offer a courtesy car free of charge (provided the booking date means there is one available), but they require fully comp insurance. As my own fully comp reverts to 3rd party if driving another car, a call to my insurance company was called for.

They reckoned a cover note for a week (minimum time) and approx a

If you don't own a car could you just "book" one in and get a Courtesy car.........

Hi For info - as might be applicable to others: My garage offer a courtesy car free of charge (provided the booking date means there is one available)' date=' but they require fully comp insurance. As my own fully comp reverts to 3rd party if driving another car, a call to my insurance company was called for.

They reckoned a cover note for a week (minimum time) and approx a £25 charge - speaking generally without reference to courtesy car model etc (details of which would be required).

Didn't know that. I do know that now though. Sigh.

Regards

Mo[/quote']

Hi Mo

I would change your insurance, my company does it FREE,(NFU) but as you say you need to tell them the details, but as long as you don't have both cars in use at the same time you are fine, as when your car is in the garage, there insurance looks after yours.

and there is no minimum time(well24 hrs)

Steve

I used to book in to get courtesy cars when my car was in for a days work. The dealer phoned my insurance company in the morning and swapped my insurance over to the courtesy car. By 5pm it had reverted back to my own car. My ins co. told me there would be a

When i took my car in for a service (i had phoned a few days before and booked it in stating that i required a courtesy car), all they took was a photocopy of my drivers licence and that was it. I didn't take any insurance docs or anything (from what i can remember).

I always remember a guy at work taking his Focus to the local Ford dealers (Dixons) and getting a courtesy car.

However, after reading the small print, he decided to decline the courtesy car and gave me a call to collect him.

When I picked him up, he told me that in the small print, it stated that there was an excess on the insurance, that the customer would be responsible for, of

Skoda have a minimum age of 21 on their courtesy cars. :(

Hi For info - as might be applicable to others: My garage offer a courtesy car free of charge (provided the booking date means there is one available), but they require fully comp insurance. As my own fully comp reverts to 3rd party if driving another car, a call to my insurance company was called for.

They reckoned a cover note for a week (minimum time) and approx a

It's quite common for garages to expect you to cover the courtesy car on your own insurance but most inscos are quite ahhpy to do this free of charge.

Direct line have always done it no problems. You just need the details of the vehicle that you want covering to arrange things.

My local skoda dealer doesnt charge for courtesy cars, and they cover them with their own policy. I just had to sign a piece of paper that stated I was responsible for any fines incurred.

On the otherhand the Merc dealer that used to service my old c class required fully comp cover provided by the customer. Was never charged any extra for the courtesy car despite it being worth 20k more than the car being serviced.

Just givern my courtsey car back this afternoon, all we had to do was show our driveing licences, for swimbo and I to drive it.

1.2 64bhp Fabia Classic, What a great little car, fantastic engine note.

I know alot of dealers charge an admin fee as the cars often come back with naff all fuel in them and in a right old state.

Plus the firm has to pay massive insurance costs if loaning out cars etc.

I had a courtesy car over the Easter Weekend which was nominally free. As someone mentioned above the excess was

If you don't own a car could you just "book" one in and get a Courtesy car.........

Royal Liverpool Victoria, quoted & i saw on the policy, that i am covered on a loan car and all normal conditions apply as if it were my own.

My local delaer does not charge, but however he does have a photo copy of my licence.

I had a courtesy car over the Easter Weekend which was nominally free. As someone mentioned above the excess was