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21 Apr 2006
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I got mine from Carol Nash (08002985588) for £78. One years worldwide cover to include motorcycling on any size bike. Cover includes helmet, leathers, panniers and tent.
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24 Apr 2006
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Carol Nash Travel insurance
Hi Punkbiker, good tip for short trips. I just spoke with one of their advisers.
Indeed they do Travel Insurance! Here are my findings:
Annual multitrip for a couple, Europe= £102
Annual multirip for a couple, worldwide=£152
Same if 1 bike two up or two on two bikes.
Annual multitrip includes severals trips of up to 31 days on a go.
They did not quote me for 10 months of travelling. The girl I spoke with said that they would not provide cover for such a long trip. 31 days seems to be their limit.
Insurance provides cover for medical costs up to £10m.
If anyone else has more info......
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24 Apr 2006
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Thanks Maria
Thats a comprehensive post - it does seem to be difficult to get an insurance company to cover travel insurance on:
Big bikes
Touring for up to 10 months
Complete medical cover
Baggage cover
Normal motorcycle insurance people really are pretty bad also at any trip lasting months, not days.
It's a real mission. I thought that world nomads would be the way to go, but alas I'm not off to NZ or Oz on my next trip,
Cheers,
Brian
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24 Apr 2006
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The franglais-riders
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World Nomads
Brian, it is worth giving WorldNomads a call.
I was told they provide cover if you intend to go via Oz/NZ (unless you are a NZ/OZ/US or CAD resident/citizen) and that some prove of "intend" would be required.
However, on another thread on "WorldNomads" (that I started previously) a chap was told that they do no require prove, only declaring that you will cover OZ or NZ....
Maybe it depend who you talk to!
So in theory you *could* "cheat".... I wouldn't try that sort of thing though.
Insurance companies are like the Tax man, they have no sense of humour!
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24 Apr 2006
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seeing as i am that chap mentioned above...
I wrote to WN to ensure that I was covered. (i do intend to go to NZ and OZ.. but not for a long while into the trip. I also have no proof that i want to go - thats the whole point of this motorcycling adventuring thing.) I also offered to supply a contact address (family) for OZ (as i have it, and do want their insurance). the reply i recieved is pasted below.
I hope this helps. Seems relatively flexible and reasonable to me (esp for an insurance comp!), although i appreciate sod all use if you are not planning on going there.
dan
their reply>>"
Hi Dan
Thanks for your email.
You do not need solid travel plans to Australia or New Zealand to take out cover
with us; so long as you 'intend' to visit these countries then that's good
enough for us! We do not ask for proof of your intent at any stage. You can
insure with us for as long as you need (just be aware we wouldn't cover you
while you're in the UK though).
Kind regards
World Nomads
"<<
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7 May 2006
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STA or world nomads or navigator
Has boiled down to these 3, thanks for the help and advice here, has saved much time.
Have to admit in liking a uk operation rather than oz or kiwi, just from a paperwork and money transfer perspective (ie: getting a payout if something goes awry)
Cheers,
Brian
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15 Jun 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maria41
Brian, it is worth giving WorldNomads a call.
I was told they provide cover if you intend to go via Oz/NZ (unless you are a NZ/OZ/US or CAD resident/citizen) and that some prove of "intend" would be required.
However, on another thread on "WorldNomads" (that I started previously) a chap was told that they do no require prove, only declaring that you will cover OZ or NZ....
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I got my cover from World Nomads, no restriction on the engine size and they didn't even ask me if I was going via Oz or NZ and I am a UK resident......
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19 Jun 2006
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We used Carol Nash for our 6 month trip, wasn't a restriction on 31 days then, but maybe things have changed or might be worth re-confirming with them ? Not cheap, but good cover.
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28 Jun 2006
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Another to consider and quite cheap are Marks & Spencer! Read about them on another forum board and used them in Europe recently. Phoned them up and checked the bigger bike bit...
Charles
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