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Originally Posted by yokesman
Don't know if this will help now but my wife's family lives in Malaysia , my brotherinlaw told me even for them ,insurance is just a technicality, his friend was in a wreck a year previous n the insurance company told him that they could not proceed as the police report had not yet been filed?
TIM, this is Malaysia explains many things
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No, insurance isn't a just technicality in Malaysia.
When entering Malaysia or Laos (prolly Thailand too), you need some kind of 3rd party insurance, in the event of an accident, its not going to help you much, but it might save your ass from going to prison.
I don't know if you have ever ridden there, but you need something called an ICP, which is like a permit issued by the JPJ (the DMV of MY) and as is the way in Asia, they set up road blocks to catch not only non-domestic vehicles but locals too. Non production of a IDP will get your bike confiscated, or at the very least cause you a great deal of inconvenience by riding back to the border and sorting yourself out.
The insurance is not expensive, like $20 for a month, maybe $30 for 3 months. The rain keeps on threatening to stop and its my time to ride in Northern Malaysia, and I will quiz the insurance girl at the border about this issue of european bike when I cross next, but I'm sure its just a misunderstanding and that its still possible.
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