August 19, 2007
Does Your Car Insurance Cover You For Driving Abroad?
By law, British motor insurers must cover your car for the minimum cover required by the law in other European countries, or the minimum cover required by UK law, whichever is greater.
In most cases, this means that no matter where you are driving your car, you’ll have at least Third Party coverage.
There are special conditions that may apply however, and you’d do best to check with your individual insurer to find out about limits or conditions on your policy.
These are some of the most common limits and conditions found on UK policies regarding driving your own car abroad.
No cover for damage to your own vehicle
While you may have cover for collision damages when driving at home, many insurers will only cover damage to other vehicles if you are driving abroad. You can extend your policy to cover damages to your car from fire, theft and collision while abroad by talking with your insurance company or broker.
No breakdown cover abroad
Even if you extend your car insurance to cover you while driving your car overseas, you won’t be covered if your car should breakdown on the side of the road.
Your insurer may be able to provide international breakdown cover, […]
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