Vehicle and Personal Insurance Requirements by Country
Hello all,
New to the forum, and I'll do a proper intro post soon. I know this is a bike forum, but I figure the questions I have apply to a car as well. My best friend and I are moving to China next year from the US, and we plan to ship our '87 Jaguar XJ6 Series III to London and drive the rest of the way. As we deal with import requirements once we arrive, visas, route planning, etc, one more issue we must deal with is insurance, in this case the required car and/or medical insurance will need to legally drive in the countries we will be passing through.
The route begins in London, and after some time in England it's off to the mainland. After winding our way around the continent,
we'll enter Russia, at which point there are two major options:
1. South through the Caucasus nations, into the Middle East through north Iraq, a detour exploring the Levant, then onward East through Iran, Pakistan, and there comes a second set of options: continue East through India, Bangladesh, Burma, into China from the South or cross right there from Pakistan.
2. South-East into Kazakhstan, back up Russia, into Mongolia, then into China.
So, I'm here to find out which of these countries will require some form of car and/or medical insurance and recommendations on which providers can cover us. I saw the sticky on insurance providers, but I figure asking again could yield some more specific answers before I go calling around. And, obviously, we will look into insurance beyond the legal requirements.
Finally, if there is a car forum for these sorts of journeys, recommendations are welcome.
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