Insurance
Hi All.
I'm not posting to say one way or the other on whether insurance is required in Argentina or not. When we first entered Argentina in Oct 2009 we bought a 3 month policy for AR$160 that only covered us for Arg. We didn't know about the MercoSur policies at the time. From Oct 09 to when we had to fly home in March 10 to sort out some UK crap!!! we never got asked once for our insurance documents and we had a few police stops in Argentina and Chile!!!!
We came back to Argentina in Oct 10, after leaving the bike with a UK expat who has two Canadian registered bikes that he never insures! Taking his lead we never re-insured the bike and carried on without any problems in either Arg. or Chile.
We are now in Bolivia, and still no requirement for insurance documents. Many borders crossed and a couple of stops by the police have not required us to show any insurance documentation.
It is up to you whether you feel that you really need it, it may help legally in any altercations you might have with other road users.
It's a personal choice, IMHO I don't think there is a need unless you are forced to buy at a border. I could just be really lucky so far!!!!!!
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