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Answer: Potentially. Short-term cover can be useful when a second driver needs to take a turn on a long journey.
Choose enough time for delays, breaks and traffic rather than insuring only the hours you expect to be behind the wheel.
Read the permitted-use wording if passengers are contributing money towards the trip.
Do not take over from a tired driver until your own cover has actually started.
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