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12 pages!!!
Can somebody kindly start a new thread (with no comments) with the current contact details of what this thread was originally about, getting green card insurance from the cheapest source - it would save us all wading through 12 pages trying to make sure we have the latest contact details...
Thanks ;-)
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Originally Posted by roamingyak.org
12 pages!!!
Can somebody kindly start a new thread (with no comments) with the current contact details of what this thread was originally about, getting green card insurance from the cheapest source - it would save us all wading through 12 pages trying to make sure we have the latest contact details...
Thanks ;-)
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Better than that, it should be a sticky. Mods, please stand up 
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Originally Posted by roamingyak.org
12 pages!!!
Can somebody kindly start a new thread (with no comments) with the current contact details of what this thread was originally about, getting green card insurance from the cheapest source - it would save us all wading through 12 pages trying to make sure we have the latest contact details...
Thanks ;-)
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Originally Posted by TurboCharger
Better than that, it should be a sticky. Mods, please stand up |
This current thread is a sticky. If you want to create a new thread, please do. I'll sticky it for you.
For a topic like this, Wiki software would be a better way to keep everything together. Why don't you ask Grant for it?
A mod's job, IMHO, is not to generate content in the format others would like.  The users generate the content, the mods "police" it.
Since the known plonkers have left the building, life is easy as a member of the thin blue line (for me at least): The only thing to do is delete spammers and focus on researching my own trips, give tips to others (aka generate content) and read for pleasure (admittedly, I don't usally read this particular thread "for pleasure"....).
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Hey folks, just wondering....
My bike is not from outside the EU, I have an Irish bike, but my Irish insurance is running out in a few weeks (they only cover for 93 days outside of the country, then you have to return or cancel). All this talk of a European Green Card for non-EU bikes, but do I get the same insurance for an EU bike?
Need insurance to get me through another few months around Europe, and Morocco too if anyone covers both, anyone have any recommendations??
Beers for the winner with the best answer...... 
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Insurance for UK registered bikes outside the UK
IronArse - Morocco insurance can be bought after going through the border, EBike wouldn't cover us outside of Spain. We crossed Algeciras - Ceueta (2009), can't remember details right now but the cops gave us directions to the insurers office. Think we paid about 30 Euros for a months cover.
I've got Hants police onto this :-) through an ex traffic cop mate of mine -
"Can I buy motor insurance for the bike from another EU country that will cover me in the UK and Europe? Scouring the internet is getting conflicting results.
This from the DVLA website -
Any vehicle used in this country for more than six months in any 12 has to be registered and licensed here in the normal way with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). In addition, where the keeper of the vehicle becomes resident in this country, the vehicle must immediately be registered and licensed here. Once a vehicle has been registered in this country its use must be covered by a motor insurance policy issued by a motor insurer authorised in the UK. - Motor insurance for visiting and imported vehicles : Directgov - Motoring
This from the European Commission website -
Vehicles should be registered in the country of residence of the policy holder and/or vehicle owner. Provided their registration is in order, they may be insured by an insurer established in the country of registration or in any other EU country. Insurers providing cross-border insurance services must fulfil certain formalities under the EU insurance rules. They must also be willing to offer a contract. - Motor insurance - European Commission
This from the Motor Insurers Bureau, Information for Police website -
http://www.mib.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9...rPolicev81.pdf
I'll post back up when/if I get a suitable answer.
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Originally Posted by panhandle1300
IronArse - Morocco insurance can be bought after going through the border, EBike wouldn't cover us outside of Spain. We crossed Algeciras - Ceueta (2009), can't remember details right now but the cops gave us directions to the insurers office. Think we paid about 30 Euros for a months cover.
I've got Hants police onto this :-) through an ex traffic cop mate of mine -
"Can I buy motor insurance for the bike from another EU country that will cover me in the UK and Europe? Scouring the internet is getting conflicting results.
This from the DVLA website -
Any vehicle used in this country for more than six months in any 12 has to be registered and licensed here in the normal way with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). In addition, where the keeper of the vehicle becomes resident in this country, the vehicle must immediately be registered and licensed here. Once a vehicle has been registered in this country its use must be covered by a motor insurance policy issued by a motor insurer authorised in the UK. - Motor insurance for visiting and imported vehicles : Directgov - Motoring
This from the European Commission website -
Vehicles should be registered in the country of residence of the policy holder and/or vehicle owner. Provided their registration is in order, they may be insured by an insurer established in the country of registration or in any other EU country. Insurers providing cross-border insurance services must fulfil certain formalities under the EU insurance rules. They must also be willing to offer a contract. - Motor insurance - European Commission
This from the Motor Insurers Bureau, Information for Police website -
http://www.mib.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9...rPolicev81.pdf
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Thank you for your e-mail of 22 June 2012. You would like to know as to whether you can purchase a motor insurance policy issued by an insurer in a Member State other than the United Kingdom.
I can confirm that you can indeed buy a motor insurance policy issued by an insurer in a Member State other than the United Kingdom, as long as the insurer respects certain conditions, as explained below. The insurer must also be willing to offer a contract.
Insurance policies and green cards emanating from other Member States are recognised by the British authorities, provided that the vehicle complies with the registration requirements based upon the application of the normal residence test under Directive 83/182/EEC. Under that Directive vehicles which are circulating temporarily within or between Member States can be used without the need to re-register. However, these provisions limit visits to six months in any 12-month period. After this time, or sooner if the owner changes normal residence to the UK, he or she must comply with the registration and licensing requirements of the new home country.
Where a vehicle is required to be registered within the UK and that vehicle is used on the roads or in a public place, it must be covered by a valid insurance policy which is issued by an insurer which is a member of the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) and is authorised to offer insurance policies in the UK. An authorised insurer for these purposes includes both insurers in the UK which have a domestic authorisation and insurers in the
European Economic Area which are exercising their rights under the EU insurance directives to offer insurance policies in the UK. The British law thus appears in conformity with the relevant EU legislation in this respect.
We advise EU residents looking to take out motor insurance to compare offers from different insurers in order to find the best deal in terms of premiums and conditions.
Their best aid in comparing deals is the Internet. You can find more information about motor insurers operating in the United Kingdom at The FSA Register.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: SPA 2 02/45 - Tel. direct line +32 229-+32 2 299 13 69
The EU Single Market - European Commission
eelke.postema@ec.europa.eu
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So, even though it is possible to get cheaper insurance within the EU the reality is there are so many hurdles in the way it isn't worth it. Trying to find a list of Insurers operating outside of the UK via the FSA Register is nigh on impossible ... I gave up in the end and bought from the UK.
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