Arranging temporary one day insurance for a horsebox

[stimpy]

I am currently horsebox shopping and I am having to travel fair distances to look at contenders, all of which are private sales. If I find something I like I will want to buy it and take it away straight away as I won't want to travel a long distance a second time. I can get the vehicle tax online at the time, but I will also need to get temporary insurance in order to drive it home (I will get an annual policy the next day). I am only looking at 3.5ton boxes based on a Renault Master/Movano chassis, so the registration plate details will be for a van rather than a livestock carrier.

My car insurance provider won't give me temporary insurance as it's a van not a car. I have found some online temporary insurance brokers that will give quotes for a van but one of them asks for details of the van body and if I select horsebox no providers will quote. So, am I OK to just get insurance for it as a *van* rather than a horsebox? I won't be using it as a horsebox as such, ie not transporting horses, just driving it home empty.

Has anyone else solved this problem or got any tips?

 

[WelshD]

It is pretty normal to get the registration number upfront, phone a horse box insurer and get a quote for the yearly insurance, get the quote ref number then phone up and activate the insurance when money changes hands

Most insurance company sales offices are open a lot of the time

 

[stimpy]

It is pretty normal to get the registration number upfront, phone a horse box insurer and get a quote for the yearly insurance, get the quote ref number then phone up and activate the insurance when money changes hands

Most insurance company sales offices are open a lot of the time

Sadly the company I have used for horsebox insurance for years (Shearwater) are not open at the weekend and I can only go to view horseboxes at the weekend. I would try KBIS as an alternative but they are only open for two hours on a Saturday morning.

Any recommendations for reasonable horsebox insurance from companies that are available at weekends, including Sundays?