Keep an older phone in the car with a second SIM in it. Not the ideal solution but workable. The other option is to leave your phone off whilst driving.............
A lot of these type of cars went in the scrappage scheme. Real shame as there are really only newer cars or real heaps left and nothing in between. Best of luck with your search.
Try Swinton. If your excess is high they also have seperate excess insurance which covers your excess up to £1k in case of an accident which is your fault and you cannot recoup it.
If your car is pre 2006 you have to declare the Ray's as an extra Found this out on my first Roadster. Better to be safe than sorry .
£330 a month to run a car............................. They could do a lot better, even with paying for fuel etc. REally needs to be over £500 a month to be worth while.
If it was me I would keep the van and have your Zed for the weekends.