Car insurance when back in the UK on holiday

[LeonardInTheArgosBag]

I've been trying to find out about this but there's lots of conflicting info online.

At the end of our contract we'd like to go back to the UK for a few months. We'd buy a car to get around in. What is the deal with insurance if we're non resident in the UK? And I also read that if we've been abroad for a while our licences might not be valid?

[specialsubject]

Your licence will be valid if in date. Insurance is going to be pricey but there are firms who provide it for tourists - look for backpacker car insurance or similar.

[Ohthepressure]

What address does your licence have on it - do you still own the poerty or have a connection with it? I have heard that there is a requirement for you to be a UK resident to drive on a UK licence so that might ned to be checked. What about your overseas licence, can you use that? www.gov.uk/driving-nongb-licence

[MyFriendsCallMeOh]

Google long term rentals or short term leasing. By the time you've paid for insurance and covered depreciation, road tax and any repairs / maintenance, it may well work out cheaper. No UK licence issues either

[LeonardInTheArgosBag]

Thanks for the replies. I have done a bit more googling and it looks like the requirement to be a resident for your licence to be valid is a bit of an urban myth. So that's good! We don't have overseas licences, just UK ones.

Long term rental isn't an option but I haven't heard of short term leasing - will have a nosey. Cheers!