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Bringing your car abroad for a year?

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  • 23-05-2007 2:17pm
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    netpost
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    I'm going to college in Switzerland for the year and will need a car for my part-time job. How does insurance work for this? can i get insured in Ireland or should i get insured over there?


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    Keith C
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    Get insurance over there, dont think any irish company will cover you for a full year residing in a diff country.


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    bazz26
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    Afaik Irish insurance companies only cover you up to a maximum of 30/31 days driving abroad.

    Give your insurance company a ring to confirm either way.


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    Spitfire666
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    i would imagine insuring over there would be the best bet. and while your at it, if i were you i would be looking into buying a brand new car here before going and etting it shipped directly there. that way it doesnt need to be registered here and after a year abroad (registered over there) you can come home with it and get it re-registered for free. not exactly what you asked but thought id say it anyway.


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    DonJose
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    bazz26 wrote:
    Afaik Irish insurance companies only cover you up to a maximum of 30/31 days driving abroad.
    Whats the story with the huge number of foreign reg cars here? Does the same 30/31 day timespan apply to them too?


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    Alun
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    DonJose wrote:
    Whats the story with the huge number of foreign reg cars here? Does the same 30/31 day timespan apply to them too?
    Probably not. Most mainland European insurance policies don't have silly restrictions like that, since "going abroad" in many cases may involve only driving 5km down the road. I can't remember having any restriction at all in this regard on my insurance policy when I lived in the Netherlands.


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    drdre
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    Spitfire666 wrote:
    i would imagine insuring over there would be the best bet. and while your at it, if i were you i would be looking into buying a brand new car here before going and etting it shipped directly there. that way it doesnt need to be registered here and after a year abroad (registered over there) you can come home with it and get it re-registered for free. not exactly what you asked but thought id say it anyway.

    Thats a good idea :rolleyes: , Will it work?


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    pow wow
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    Not if you're only overseas for education...which the OP is.


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    Lex Luthor
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    could you afford to sell the car and buy new over there? then bring it back VRT free.


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    bazz26
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    Lex Luthor wrote:
    could you afford to sell the car and buy new over there? then bring it back VRT free.

    It would probably be LHD though since the OP is going to Switzerland.


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    Esel
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    Lex Luthor wrote:
    could you afford to sell the car and buy new over there? then bring it back VRT free.
    Not possible for a student.

    Not your ornery onager



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    Spitfire666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Spitfire666


    sorry, didnt read it right. again sorry


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    testicle
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    esel wrote:
    Not possible for a student.
    He's working too...


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    testicle
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    Alun wrote:
    Probably not. Most mainland European insurance policies don't have silly restrictions like that, since "going abroad" in many cases may involve only driving 5km down the road. I can't remember having any restriction at all in this regard on my insurance policy when I lived in the Netherlands.

    That could also apply here if you live near the border. Are you technically uninsured, if you live in the Republic, and work in the North every day?


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