I do, thats an option for me yes.

Im a resident not a citizen. Even if I had British citizenship, if im not a resident, I cannot get insurance on a UK reg car.

I'm a British citizen living permanently in Austria. I exchanged my UL licence for an Austrian licence around 12 years ago. When I visit the UK, I use my father's car. LV were quite happy to add me as a temporary driver despite not having a UK licence and not being a UK resident, although adding me as a second driver for the duration of the policy was a no-no. However, when he was insured with Saga, they refused to insure me at all. It's obviously very much dependent on the company, so you might have to do some homework.

The last few times I have used Tempcover to insure his car, because they offer temporary UK insurance to expats, although one of the conditions is that you must have previously lived in the UK. They aren't cheap, I have just paid £221 for 11 days cover (£87 of which is the Tempcover arrangement fee), the car is a Peugeot Partner Teepee 90bhp for which he's just paid £150 for his annual insurance! Still cheaper than hiring a car. I hope some of this might be of help.