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1.6 Ford Focus car van, does it need commercial insurance?

January · 2018-05-17 11:52:02

My husband is looking at a 1.6 diesel ford focus car van for travelling to and from work, it won't be used for transporting anything or used for work it's just a means for commuting (and my dad is giving it to him so we wouldn't have to buy it which is a plus!). Does it have to be insured commercially? Does anyone know if…

17-05-2018 11:52am

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My husband is looking at a 1.6 diesel ford focus car van for travelling to and from work, it won't be used for transporting anything or used for work it's just a means for commuting (and my dad is giving it to him so we wouldn't have to buy it which is a plus!).

Does it have to be insured commercially?

Does anyone know if it needs DOE if not being used commercially, I read something about that online too?

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#2 17-05-2018 5:24pm

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As far as I know it needs to be taxed and insured privately but still has to do the annual doe but I'm open to correction on this

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