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Done a bit of digging into the UK position.
As you would expect the position is simple if you are deemed a UK resident. Basically this means being in the country for 183 days.
You will be fine to take out insurance if you have an EU Licence or one which is 'exchangeable'. This does not include the USA. For other countries you can drive for 12 months on your local licence after which you need to do a UK driving test. It seems if you are in this latter category getting insurance is very problematic.
Info here: http://www.moneymaxim.co.uk/short-te...seas-residents
http://www.uswitch.com/car-insurance...on-uk-licence/
As per the start of this thread, you can get a green card providing insurance in the EU outside of the country the vehicle is registered in. See here: http://www.tourinsure.de/internation...cle/europe?L=6
I've not spoken to these people but they claim to be able to get UK car insurance for USA licence holders. Whilst this is for car insurance the licence appears to be an issue so I'd find out who the insurance company is and if they are ok for cars you would hope motorcycle insurance is ok too.
http://www.duinsure.com/motor_insurance/car_insurance
Hope this is of some use.
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Thanks so much for that clear, concise explanation ... and thanks for the links as well. I've copied the post, put in my Euro Folder.
Cheers for doing the work!
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26 Apr 2015
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The two possibles I have are :
Knopf Tours in Germany
Tourinsure
If you're a non-resident you cannot insure a bike in the country of registration, but you should be able to get green card insurance for the rest of the eu.
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26 Apr 2015
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I want to respond to this also.
You can buy Irish insurance.
Here is the issue.
The motorcycle is insured.
You are supposed to be a resident and hold a license
It does not stipulate on the documents that the license has to be EU or you have to be a resident.
https://www.libertyinsurance.ie/asse...y-Document.pdf
This is a very grey area but I would love to hear from more legal minded people what the consequences would be if there was an "at fault" accident.
We had one guy here that was involved in a "not at fault" accident. His license and insurance details were taken and he got a pay out.
Interestingly, the same insurance company covered both parties.
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