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is moroccan insurance really that expensive?
i'm going to morocco in two weeks but struggling with insurance.
my 3rd party f&t swinton insurance, which covers europe, costs about £100 - but they won't cover morocco. the cheapest one that can do it is Aviva through Carol Nash - but they want about £400 for the year plus a surplus for visiting morocco. sounds a bit too much...
apparently buying insurance at the border won't cover theft.
does anyone have any advice?
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Personally I never got insurance. Fully intended to, but never found anywhere until Fez, and they wanted £100 for a month (minimum) and we had to go back the following dy, so didn't bother.
Maybe I got lucky, but no-one stopped us to ask for it...
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I am sure you will get replies to your question soon, but in Jan 06 I crossed from Ceuta into Morocco and could not get in without insurance, it was €50 for 10 day, so I had to take it, but I needed some more insurance for the return so a Belgian friend and I got a 'bit creative' with our paperwork which 'covered me' for Morocco, Mauri, Senegal and the Gambia, I even produced it when I was stopped by Police for speeding in Morocco.
I see you do not have enough posts to pm me for more details, but you can email me at dave(at)kdmcc(dot)com
Make it quick as I am away from Friday!!
Luke FZ6, I have pm'd you with details!
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hi
when i was in morocco last year did not find any place to buy a insurance until ourzazate. so i simply ignore it. even i have been stopped by the police for a speed ticket in marakkesh, he did not ask me for a insurance. just presented my driving licence and v5 and paid 40 euros for speeding.
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Was in Morocco a few months ago, intended to buy insurance at the border but like the rest could not find a place to buy it. I was never stopped by the police even though I rode through several dozen checkpoints. Not sure if you are in a car or on a moto, but do you really need theft insurance? In most places it is pretty easy to find secure parking at night.
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thanks all
thanks everyone - i think i'll get whatever i have to at the border (maybe i'm not artistic enough for dave's excellent scheme) and just be really careful with secure parking.
thanks again!
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There isn't any at the border any more, which is why none of us got it!
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There isn't any at the border any more, which is why none of us got it!
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In 06 they would not have let me in without any, glad things have changed!
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There isn't any at the border any more, which is why none of us got it!
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There is at the border at Tanger, but I arrived on the first ferry and would have had to wait two hours for the place to open.
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