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Never had any problems at checkpoints or when discussing my riding style with law enforcement, they either know UK paperwork or work on the basis that anyone who hands over papers is either insured or a good bluffer. Never crashed anything seriously enough to need to compare paperwork with another driver mind. I guess at that point the Gendarmes call DVLA or somewhere just like Plod would. Give me ten minutes with photoshop/paint and I could make a passable German green card, so I'd guess the boys in green really don't trust bits of paper beyond using then as a test of character.
The fact is, the cheap and cheerful UK insurers simply will not issue a physical green coloured card. If you talk to the right people you can get a green card for Morocco, the non-EU Balkans, Turkey ect. but pay through the nose for the insurance. For France and Germany, just go, you are covered and legal.
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Originally Posted by Threewheelbonnie
The fact is, the cheap and cheerful UK insurers simply will not issue a physical green coloured card. If you talk to the right people you can get a green card for Morocco, the non-EU Balkans, Turkey ect. but pay through the nose for the insurance.
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Almost. I've spent all of this week trying to find someone to do it. You can get fully comp coverage in EU and Albania/Macedonia/Serbia/Bosnia/Montenegro/etc (unsure on Kosovo) for basically no extra money on your normal bike insurance if you have a specific underwriter. They will do a real green card for you too.
I will amend the sticky on here in a week if/when this comes through so it moves from hearsay to 100% fact. I hope it does come through too...
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I have spoken to my insurers ( Carol Nash ) and they will issue me a green card for the countries i'm passing through, same as you guys, for no extra cost.
They need to know when,where and for how long, so not blanket cover but FOC.
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Carole Nash are issuing me with a green card for most of the countries I'll be covering but for some reason no cover is available for Serbia and Montenegro - yet Albania, Macedonia Ukraine etc are all no problem.
Can you buy insurance at the border for these countries?
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I have my green card in my hand issued from CL about a week ago, it includes Serbia but not Montenegro.
May be worth a phone call.
HTH
Pete
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