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8 Jun 2017
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Insurance in UK and Ireland
Hello all, I am a US citizen planning a 4 week trip to Ireland and the UK. I'm taking advantage of Air Canada's bike shipping special so I'll be temporarily importing my own bike. Finding temporary liability insurance is proving to be the biggest headache of the whole project. As I've never had any trouble at all getting insurance to bring my bike into Mexico, I naievely assumed it would be doable elsewhere. After extensive research I've come up empty handed. Does anyone know of a company that will issue a short term liability policy to a non citizen ? Thanks in advance.
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8 Jun 2017
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Motorcycle insurance can be challenging even for citizens, at least in the UK. None of them want to touch us, despite it being legally required.
HU has a page on this - have you checked it? Motorcycle Insurance and United Kingdom links | Horizons Unlimited
There are a number of dedicated motorcycle insurers, some of which will provide it for non-residents. Good luck.
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9 Jun 2017
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Thanks antipodean. Neither Bennetts nor Carole Nash will insure non citizens. I'm currently looking into the green card program through Motorcycle express. Hopefully I'll be able to answer my own question soon.
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9 Jun 2017
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Best of luck!
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Get it from Dooby at Lobagola.
Lobagola - Border insurance
While I don't actually have my documents yet (Hello...Dooby) it is still plenty of time to get them.
My wife and I are shipping our 2 bikes to Ireland via Motorcycle Express. Lobagola has been great and very easy to work with. We're arriving in Dublin on July 14 ...see you there!
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11 Jun 2017
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have you tried contacting any of the motorcycle clubs in uk and gb ,in England we have MAG,BMF,or forums like adventure bike, a specialist insurer like Footman James may have more info than the big insurers
leo
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16 Jun 2017
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Hi J & L,
Wishing you a great ride, and awesome adventure
Thanks for using our services, much appreciated.
Cheers
Dooby
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23 Jun 2017
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Thanks, Dooby. We received our Green Cards yesterday. Delivery was quick...9 days to the US via the Post.
We will head north to Montreal 2 weeks from today...3 days of dirt roads up through Vermont before we fly.....
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