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9 Jul 2014
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russain insurance
So I crossed into Russia at a very small border in Latvia
It all went very smooth! However I could not find anywhere selling insurance! (I wasn't asked either)
I am now I'm saint Petersburg, anyone have advice on what I should do to get some temporary cover?
I have had a look through past posts but been unable to find anything useful for once you are past the border!
Any help would be great!
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9 Jul 2014
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Ask for an insurance company and go there.
So did I in Ulan Ude.
And if you dont speak russian well, they will help with google translate.
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10 Jul 2014
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Update:
Following the advice I found a few insurance shops in st peterburg
I have got 3 months basic road insurance pretty easily!
Спасибо!
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12 Jul 2014
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Glad you got it sorted.
When we crossed over from Georgia last year we got nailed by the police about 300km from the border. After handing over a bribe they were not much help either. We got some help from the Audi car dealership in Mineralvode (sp?).
The company you want to look out for is this one:
The Cyrillic for insurance is страхование pronounced strakhovaniye. It sounds just like you read it.
We found it cheaper to cover our entire stay which involved three entry/exits from Russia spanning 10 months. But you may need a good translator to get this across and a lot of drawing on maps!
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I am guessing no green card or do you need Russian insurance along with green card?
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The green card does not always cover Russia.
Most of the times you have to pay extra for Russia.
And what I heard from many Insurance agencies I have asked here, the green card just covers the european part of Russia.
It is not extra mentioned.
And I know a Person which got stopped in Asian Russia because of this.
And with a regular ticket, no bribe.
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13 Jul 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by klausmong1
The green card does not always cover Russia.
Most of the times you have to pay extra for Russia.
And what I heard from many Insurance agencies I have asked here, the green card just covers the european part of Russia.
It is not extra mentioned.
And I know a Person which got stopped in Asian Russia because of this.
And with a regular ticket, no bribe.
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Thanks for this information. I thought my green card covers all Russia including the asian part since it includes the "RUS" cell, but I never checked with my insurance.
I will definitely buy a temporary russian insurance at the border, independently of my green card.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by klausmong1
The green card does not always cover Russia.
Most of the times you have to pay extra for Russia.
And what I heard from many Insurance agencies I have asked here, the green card just covers the european part of Russia.
It is not extra mentioned.
And I know a Person which got stopped in Asian Russia because of this.
And with a regular ticket, no bribe.
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That is great to know. Will check that with my insurance co but may just buy a policy at the boarder
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13 Jul 2014
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As far as i know will no german insurance cover more than the european part of Russia. Most insurances i have asked did not cover any country east of Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.
The best possibility is to buy local insurance.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DrWolle
As far as i know will no german insurance cover more than the european part of Russia. Most insurances i have asked did not cover any country east of Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.
The best possibility is to buy local insurance.
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Not that old chestnut again. If RUS is not crossed out on the green card, it is valid in all of Russia. If you read the fine print you will most likely find that 3rd party liability is valid within Europe AND the countries explicitly listed on the green card. There are plenty of insurers that will cover Russia, Turkey, Iran and other countries for no extra charge. Cover for your own vehicle (KASKO in German speak) is a whole different issue.
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Don't know about Austria. In Germany, people like to repeat old information. Most local insurance reps are talking with authority about things they know little about. They have never been to Russia and the client base that will go there is rather small. At best some of them remember some old info from prior to 2009. Germans like to insure everything and thus there are local reps at every corner. Most of them highly dubious, in the same category as used car sales men.
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Go tell the cops..
Securing actual coverage from your insurance in cas of an accident is only half the problem (even if the most important). You also need to clear the police checkpoints. The Russian cops may or may not know about the green card, and they may not care. If they say that green paper that they can't even read is worthless, then you're up for a bribe, no matter what the law says.
A Russian insurance will always get you through (well.. unless you're pulled over by actual thugs, but that's another issue).
Laurent
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