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.
Andy
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