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If you are in the UK or anywhere you could buy liability insurance which covers you in Colombia if you ask the folks at SanbornsInsurance from Texas USA . check www,sanbornsinsurance.com and they can direct you to their BROWNSVILLE TX branch which sells this insurance as a >Central America policy but it also covers COLOMBIA. A month cover costs about $185US dollars. It is only offered rhrough their office in Brownsville
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Coming from San Cristobal (Venezuela), migracion is at the border but the aduana is in Cucuta--I took several miles of local streets to get there, but everyone seems to know where it is. They will not give you temporary import docs without insurance. Go across the street from the aduana gate and ask at the kiosks selling soda and snacks; one of the women there will call an agent who will come with the forms and know-how. I bought a month's worth, but I don't remember how much it cost. The kiosk women will also guard your bike while you go fuss around inside getting your papers.
Entering by air in Bogota, no one required insurance. I went without, and used my American insurance card when stopped. Of course, this is not recommended....
Hope that helps.
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Originally Posted by Sjoerd Bakker
If you are in the UK or anywhere you could buy liability insurance which covers you in Colombia if you ask the folks at SanbornsInsurance from Texas USA . check www,sanbornsinsurance.com and they can direct you to their BROWNSVILLE TX branch which sells this insurance as a >Central America policy but it also covers COLOMBIA. A month cover costs about $185US dollars. It is only offered rhrough their office in Brownsville
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You might be able to buy and international insurance that will cover your 3rd party liability in Colombia, but the local authorities here will not accept that as your coverage. You will need to present a Colombian bought SOAT.
After living here 3 years now and having dealt with the authorities and having meet several hundred motorcycle travelers I would not take any chance on not having the SOAT. 3 month is only about 40 USD and as this post document you can even be lucky and find a company that will cover you for only one month as well.
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