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Insurance certificate

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  • 08-05-2019 2:14pm
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    rock22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,624 ✭✭✭


    I am just wondering if a motorcycle Insurance certificate has to be printed on any type of special paper?
    I notice my car insurance certificate is printed on embossed paper. Up to last year my m/c insurance certificate was printed in colour on heavy paper. But this year the certificate arrived as a photocopy ,in black and white, on cheap paper.

    As I tend to do a good bit of travel I am worried I might have difficulty convincing any police that it is a genuine certificate.


    Perhaps the certificate is no longer considered such an important document anymore but the n I wonder why car insurers go to such trouble with their quality prints.


    Am I worrying about nothing


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    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,982 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    I've never gotten any fancy printed cert. I was stopped and asked to produce once and argued with the Garda that it was emailed out for us to print. She eventually accepted it. I put this down to her (and other garda) not knowing bike certs are issued differently to cars etc.


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    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,249 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    Motorbikes only need to provide Tax and Licence on the spot. Insurance certs can be provided a later date, if requested.

    The email and PDF's should be proof of insurance.


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Mine were emailed to me: as you don't need the insurance disc (as cars do), there's no need for bonded paper etc.

    All that's relevant is 'a' piece of paper with the cert number and info on it, for presentation if required.

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    listermint
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    Have the pdf on your phone.forget printing out. Waste of time


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    rock22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,624 ✭✭✭rock22


    Thanks . I just wasn't sure


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