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Is sharing a car still considered "fronting"?

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  • 07-07-2020 5:38pm
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    dovahkiin11
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    My partner and I are buying a car later this year - we'll be sharing it between us for equal amounts of time. Obviously only one of us can be the primary policy holder and the other will be an additional named driver.

    My partner has an Irish license and 5 years no claim bonus...I on the other hand have a foreign (EU) license and no NCB...so the obvious choice is for my partner to be the primary driver and I'll be the additional driver. I may be wrong, but I assume the premium would be lower with her as the primary driver.

    However, I'm confused as to whether insurance companies will see this as "fronting", even though this is a car shared between partners for equal amounts of time, not a new driver/parent situation. Would the insurance companies expect the higher risk driver (me in this case) to be the primary holder?


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    #2
    El Gato De Negocios
    Registered Users Posts: 6,672 ✭✭✭El Gato De Negocios


    Its not considered fronting as there is only one family vehicle and there will be shared use. Fronting is generally a parent taking out a new policy while maintaining their existing policy and having a child as a named driver on the new policy and the child will be the main driver.


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