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Originally Posted by godwin (Post 6653406)

Or you can just walk in with your friend to any Autoplan agent.. and add your name in the interim.

best response yet.
Have your friend add you in as a secondary driver.

You can only add an additional owner on to the vehicle, which requires you to cancel and change license plates. I don't think there is an temporary change of endorsement to a policy that you can add on.

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Originally Posted by orange7 (Post 6651044)

but wouldn't the owner have to change the insurance type???
and if he doesn't.. then gg?

as far as i know, he would only have to change the insurance if he had a specific policy that states no one with less then 10 years driving experience will be driving.

or if he had a leisure only option added... and that just means you can't drive it to work more then 6? days per month.

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Originally Posted by JeffK (Post 6651039)

as long as he keeps it insured, and you have a valid license then there is no issue.

other then you agreeing who will pay the deductible if/when an accident happens, i can't see any issue.

I'm not aware of any issue with the police as long as its insured and u have a valid license and meet all the normal requirements for driving.

seems simple.

enjoy the car, don't wreck it!

just make sure to clean any stains on the seats :)

This is pretty much BANG-ON. Thanks :)

I called ICBC today and asked them, they said to make sure the kind of insurance he has(leisure/work etc etc) and just follow within his insurances policy. Also asked about accident and stuff, if it's my fault *knock on wood* then his insurance might go up and I'll pay the deductible. If it's the other persons fault then he covers everything.

And if I get pulled over, she recommend me it's best to have his number on my phone or in the car in case the cop doesn't believe me.

JeffK, do you work for ICBC or something? Your information was pretty accurate lol and is there anything I should do or avoid doing while I'm driving his car?

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Originally Posted by Hewlett-Packard (Post 6655212)

JeffK, do you work for ICBC or something? Your information was pretty accurate lol and is there anything I should do or avoid doing while I'm driving his car?

I don't work for 'em, no... but I try to get as cheap insurance as possible :)

I have multiple vehicles, a wife that doesn't drive and i don't drive to work... So I can use just about every possible method ICBC allows to keep things cheap

As for what not to do with the car... just keep the shiny side up and have fun!