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One way travel insurance?

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  • 04-02-2010 1:59pm
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    The Max
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    I'll be travelling to Oz shortly on a one way ticket. I've been told that insurance can only be bought when you have a return date. Is this ture?
    Can anyone recommend an insurnace company that will cover this? Thanks


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    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    The Max wrote: »
    I'll be travelling to Oz shortly on a one way ticket. I've been told that insurance can only be bought when you have a return date. Is this ture?
    Can anyone recommend an insurnace company that will cover this? Thanks

    Are you emigrating for good?


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    The Max
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭The Max


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    Are you emigrating for good?

    NO, just a few months, maybe a year. Not really sure until I get there and see what happens


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    tomcollins97
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    Just buy annual multi trip - AIB, BoI and VHI all sell it. Not dates needed, covered for the year. however, do check the small print as I'm not sure if these cover 'living' away for a year, possibly not. 'Muti Trip' may actually be describing what it is for:D


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    MrCreosote
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    Most of the multi-trips require travel starting and finishing in Ireland. It's in the small print and you could potentially have a claim denied.

    I had this problem myself a few weeks back. Eventually used these guys:

    http://www.worldnomads.com

    The name was given to me by Hibernian or Aviva or whatever they call themselves these days. Bit more expensive but it's designed for one-way trips.


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    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    tomcollins97 wrote: »
    Just buy annual multi trip - AIB, BoI and VHI all sell it. Not dates needed, covered for the year. however, do check the small print as I'm not sure if these cover 'living' away for a year, possibly not. 'Muti Trip' may actually be describing what it is for:D
    Multi-trip is not geared towards backpackers at all, its the opposite of what he wants.

    I used these, very reasonable: http://www.getcover.com

    You buy insurance for a period of time when travelling, it has nothing to do with how many flights you are taking or when you are coming back.


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    universe777
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭universe777


    I got cover with World Nomads, one of very few places that offer single way cover.
    http://www.worldnomads.com/

    I got mine for 3 days i think.. I leave in a week.

    To everyone else, be very very careful with insurance policies, if you use a return journey policy and only intend on a single journey it is void. They will find out that you never booked a return ticket. Hopefully nobody will need to claim, but if you do end up in the ****ter with no paddle, a valid insurance policy is better than none.... unless you are a millionaire and can pay to be airlifted, expensive medical procedures etc.

    Also, something nobody thinks of...
    Ambulance trips in Australia can cost a fortune, thousands.. If you are spending most of your time in 1 state, join the ambulance service in that state, you pay a yearly subscription (it's not a huge amount), and then should you need it you don't pay for ambulance trips.

    http://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/ - Victoria


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    The Max
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭The Max


    Thanks, I'll check these out


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    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    The Max wrote: »
    NO, just a few months, maybe a year. Not really sure until I get there and see what happens

    Really?! Wow fair play!

    Have you work lined up?


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    anglshaz
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    im traveling down under my self from ireland and am finding it rather hard to get cover. i dont know if you have left or not yet but am usit do one way travel with repatriating to ireland (basically if you get really sick they take you home again) globe trekkers international https://globelink.co.uk/ is a uk website that does it as well and are very reasonalable, hope that helps and home that youll e enjoying the fun in the sun very shortly i know i will


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    jank
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    MrCreosote wrote: »
    Most of the multi-trips require travel starting and finishing in Ireland. It's in the small print and you could potentially have a claim denied.

    I had this problem myself a few weeks back. Eventually used these guys:

    http://www.worldnomads.com

    The name was given to me by Hibernian or Aviva or whatever they call themselves these days. Bit more expensive but it's designed for one-way trips.

    yeap had the same issue myself. World Nomads are a pleasure to deal with but be careful on excess stuff like ipods an expensice cameras as they have a cap on that sort of stuff that they didnt have before. Afaik they are the only crowd that do a one way trip and you pay a premium for it.


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