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Originally Posted by stevenkirk
The only thing I can see at this point is the green card thingy for 3rd party and Jennymo's idea of personal insurance.
Drives me nuts
Im from UK
Have UK licence
Have UK permanent address
Have UK made bike
cant get insurance 
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This sounds bizarre, but it is to be expected. In the UK, unlike many countries, a vehicle gets a license plate for life. That is, as soon as it goes on the road, it should have a plate which stays with it, even when ownership transfers. A vehicle that doesn't have a UK plate raises a red flag, and thus insurance companies will assume it is foreign, never been registered in the UK, and won't insure foreign registered vehicles.
This is in stark contrast to the US where vehicles change plates when ownership transfers. Plates stay with the owner in most states. In fact your situation is even expected in the US becuase you can't get a license plate until you first get insurance in most states. So the insurance companies will even assume that your vehicle doesn't yet have a license plate and proceed to accept your business.
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