New car insuarance issue

jonweir76

I just bought new car insurance through you online and right at the end it says i have to send in a copy of driving licence by March 23. i literally have just swapped my UK licence for an Irish licence and the new licence will take (they said) 6-12 weeks to arrive. So i physically won't have a licence to send you a copy of till it arrives. The NDLS have given me a temporary receipt with my new Irish driver's number on it. Will a copy of that suffice?

I don't recall having to ever show my licence for insurance before, hence why this is new to me. I've paid out two months cover up front.

Please let me know.

thanks
Jon

jonweir76

The receipt the NDLS gave me said was to show the Garda if i was stopped before my new licence arrived. it's not a basic payment receipt.

mickdw

I think you will find that the receipt specifically states that it is not a driving licence or a substitute for one. Typical irish law making. You must carry you licence when driving however you must send it away to renew.

Bank of Ireland: Alison

jonweir76 wrote: »

I just bought new car insurance through you online and right at the end it says i have to send in a copy of driving licence by March 23. i literally have just swapped my UK licence for an Irish licence and the new licence will take (they said) 6-12 weeks to arrive. So i physically won't have a licence to send you a copy of till it arrives. The NDLS have given me a temporary receipt with my new Irish driver's number on it. Will a copy of that suffice?

I don't recall having to ever show my licence for insurance before, hence why this is new to me. I've paid out two months cover up front.

Please let me know.

thanks
Jon

Hi jonweir76(Jon)

Thanks for getting in touch with us here on Boards. 

Could you send us a Private Message and we'll arrange for an Advisor to check this for you?  Could you include your full name, contact number and if possible quote or policy number? 

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Many Thanks
Alison

jonweir76

Hi I've had my forms through but I understood I'd be temporarily insurered while I sent back my no claims form etc.. but there's no disc and no indication I'm insured at all in the interim. I thought when I purchased it it said I'd be insured till the 23/3/17 to give me time to return the forms I needed.
Can you confirm please! I have cancelled previous insurance as I thought I'd be covered from when I took out the policy.
Thanks
JW

Bank of Ireland: Tara

Hi jonweir76,

Thanks for getting in touch.

We'd advise you to contact the insurance team, as a matter of urgency, to clarify if the policy cover has started. An adviser will go through the documents you've received and explain these to you in detail. You can contact the team on 1890 608608 or by email at [font=Calibri, sans-serif]boimotorinsurance@ie.rsagroup.com[/font]

Thanks
Tara