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Insurance and license requirements in South America
Hello,
I have a full Irish drivers license which, in Ireland, entitles me to drive a motorbike up to 200cc, however it doesn´t mention this on the actual document. It is essentially just a car license. Is this sufficient for the likes of Peru, Argentina, Bolivia?
Also, what sort of insurance cover should I look for here, or do I need any?
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You could show them a blockbuster video rental card and they wouldn't know the difference...
But... Officially, you do need a licence. They WONT check with Ireland the size of bike you can ride so I think it will be fine.
Officially, you're meant to have an international driving licence too which no one will ever check or ask for but they're cheap and easy to obtain so you might as well.
I think you're required to get at least 3rd party insurance but most people just show them any old document. You can buy "Sur Assure" which covers quite a lot of countries in Argentina, bsas !
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Purchasing insurance is a personal decision that only you can make. There are several threads here about those that have bought and those that haven't purchased insurance.
Regarding the size limitation of the motorcycle, it more than likely will never be checked or any document can be made to look the way you want it to look - if you know what I mean.
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We are just back from a trip in ARG,BOL,CHI and URU.
we had to show our intern driver licence 2x and assurace many times
In BA we took assurance with Federacion Patronal. Not to expensive and the cover all mercosur countries ( we payed for 2 countries but the police told us is was good for all mercosur countries ! ) very handy...
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