Which travel insurance for my bike in Morocco ?
 

Hi,
in a few days I'll be leaving for Morocco, but yesterday I discovered that my regular travel insurance does insure me, but not my motorcycle! So if my bike gets broken it can't be repaired or towed away or sent back to Belgium. I called Allianz, VAB and Touring but they only do this for the "geographical Europe" as they call it.
Any advice on which insurance company to contact would be greatly appreciated !
Paul

Buy it on arrival, most do it that way as it's simple and cheap enough for a short trip.

You're confusing motorbike insurance which you can buy on arrival and motorbike breakdown and recovery insurance which you can't.

I don't know where you can buy breakdown insurance, never had it on numerous trips to Morocco, but I believe ADAC or the Dutch equivalent covers Morocco, at least for cars.

Just in time, we found the Golden Travel Insurance (by Mapfre). 2 euro per person per day and 2 euro per motorcycle per day. And indeed, I'm talking about the motorcycle breakdown and recovery insurance. :thumbup1:

Hello Tim, since UK based Bennetts won't provide me with a green card, do I understand that I will get it upon purchasing insurance on entry?

Afaik, a green card was an extension of your domestic insurance to use abroad, but as you've found, very few UK insurers issue them any more for Morocco. while we're in the EU, our UK insurance gives basic cover there.

What you buy at Moroccan ports is short-term Moroccan motor insurance for foreigners: 'assurance frontiers'.

It's about 95 euros for 4 weeks, bike or car - more for motorhomes.
They do 10 days too, iirc, but it's proportionally more.

More on Moroccan immigration and documents

https://saharaoverland.files.wordpre.../tanmedins.jpg

Cristal clear now, thank you!

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Hi
Do they take credit card or just Euro for the insurance and what port was that office in.
Thanks

Hi you can buy an insurance at the boarder when entering Marocco: Motorrad Abenteuer Reise Transafrika 2 Jahre alleine durch Afrika

Pay in dirhams - about 950.
Picture above is Tan Med port.

Get used to using cash in Morocco.

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You guys are great


THANKS


Hendi

Hey - anyone. RECENTLY ridden to Morocco via Tangier? LIKE SINCE COVID? We are taking 2 Canadian-registered motos their in April. Can I really purchase the necessary insurance easily upon arrival and at reasonable cost? Everything I see here and elsewhere is stale-dated - lots of stuff has changed everywhere since the COVID. Thanx!!

Which Tanger? Tanger Med or Tanger Ville?

Hmmmm ... Much to learn. There is a ferry from Tarifa, Spain. On my Michelin map I see Port Tanger Med (quite small) and Tangier proper - which I take to be Tangier Ville. Anyway, the later / larger is where the ferry lands, so that one.

Tanger Med is a pretty big main port, and preferred by most people as being straight forward and out onto the Motorway for onward travel.

Previous insurance advice is still valid, theres been a few euros price increase but that's it

If it helps.....in the UK Bemoto will provide a green card for morocco. First three months is fully comp.......assuming that ur policy is next three months is third party only . Not sure of the cost if any........

green light at the end of the ferry's funnel
 

Also, someone on my tour mentioned Bikesure did a green card for his T7.
Just looked them up and sure enough, Mk is listed:
https://www.bikesure.co.uk/bikesureb...insurance.html

Don't know cost, but about to insure a bike and may try Bikesure and confirm an Mk green card is for real, no strings and how much.

Technically a green card is only proof that you have the minimum insurance legally required to drive ina country. If insurance is fully comp then it’s not really a green card (but if you can get it better than 3rd party only)

Insurers also can only charge an admin fee for issuing a green card. If they charge more they are in breach of the legal agreements.

Hi Warden:

You are correct, but those of us who are very familiar with European / North African "out of home country" insurance matters need to be careful to not unintentionally confuse the newbies who are researching insurance for the first time.

As you stated, the "green card" (green colour standardized proof of insurance document that is accepted in many different countries) can be issued by an insurer when the policy only provides the minimum legally required liability insurance, with no theft, collision, medical, etc. coverage. A "green card" can also be issued, in exactly the same format and with no changes whatsoever, if the insurance policy is a really comprehensive one that covers everything from nuclear war to birds crapping on the panniers.

The insurance companies that most of us here on the HUBB use to insure our non-European (or UK) motorcycles when riding in Europe or North Africa include the "green card" document automatically, as part of the price charged for the policy. That's because the only reason we are purchasing the policy is to get the "green card" to prove that we carry the minimum legally required insurance.

Some UK insurers might charge a small additional administrative fee to provide the "green card" document to their policyholders, even though the policy does already cover the vehicle in countries other than the UK, and even though that UK-issued policy might cover more than the minimum legal requirement for insurance.

I'm not disagreeing with you in any way, I'm just trying to ensure that a newcomer who reads your post does not get confused about something that they have no need to consider.

Michael

Green Cards also no longer need to be Green, that requirement was dropped a while back. But in Morocco the police will still ask for you carte verte.

Most Uk insurers won’t automatically cover anything outside of the EU region. NFU have now added Morocco to the policy information but you still need to request a Green Card from them before travel.