Can you insure yourself to drive someone else's car?

Answer 1

Yes, but that shouldn't be needed. You can occasionally drive a friends car and be covered under their policy without being listed as a driver. If you are a regular driver of your friends car then see about being added as a driver to your friends auto policy. I have a question about that answer. Does the driver need to have his own insurance policy? if he drives his friends vehicle maybe once or twice a month? .... In the UK:

Yes, you can.

Also:

Using the car owners policy to drive the car is often allowed, as is the option to use your own insurance on another car as insurance often includes "borrowing a car with the owners permission" and "lending it to someone" . However the insurance is often only "3rd party." so if you crash the car, the car it's self is not covered, and you must either fix the car at your cost, or lose a friend. YOur best bet is to either speak to your insurance company, or get the car owner to speak to their company, and sort it out properly.