gazza808
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
Location: Peterborough
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Today me and my mate decided to book the eurotunnel to france for a road trip at the weekend,
When driving over there do you have to carry your insurance cert.?
As after booking we both realised we have no idea where they are.
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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Depends on your insurance. Some give a 365 day "green card" so you're basically covered whenever you go over. Others still issue a physical green card for limited periods but lots don't bother now.
Only thing is normally you need to ring them and tell them you're going over to the continent. In all the time I've been in Europe, I've never been asked for my papers by the way.
One more thing, don't forget your high-vis vests need to be inside the car with you. 
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Jed D
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
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im not sure but my mother lives in spain and over there they insure the car, not the driver, anyone can drive any car aslong as the car's insured and they have the owners permission. probs useless fact but...
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gazza808
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
Location: Peterborough
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Cheeers CorsAsh, seems it's just these sites scaremongering people to take all this stuff lol, rang admiral they said I didn't have to inform them going to the countries I am, just said take a note of their contact number and my policy number so that's sorted
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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went to this latest ring trip and completely forgot about car insurance spent the whole time there uninsured  didnt think about it til the day before we left 
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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Technically you were covered Steve, it's a requirement that UK insurers provide the minimum possible cover for vehicles in Europe (i.e. Third Party Only)
If you had a prang there, they may have not covered your own losses or tried to recover their costs from paying the third party involved from you.
edit: not ALL countries in Europe I should add, usually just the Western ones. If you're heading to deepest darkest Albania they will want to know about it
[Edited on 23-06-2011 by CorsAsh]
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