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European cover greater than 90 days

I work in France (a lot!) and I bought a cheap car on eBay to leave over here most of the time. Most insurers I've found only offer up to 30 days in one trip and a maximum of 90 days in a year. This is completely useless for what I need and I want to find a providor who offers longer or ideally year-round cover.
(French insurers won't cover UK registered cars and the £400 car isn't worth enough to go through the hassle of exporting formally).

Cheers for any help!

Comments

  • I believe that https://www.ecarinsurance.co.uk/ allows year-round use abroad, but only for travel purposes - they don't allow you to reside abroad. Your best bet is likely to be trying a UK insurance broker to 'do the walking' for you: there's got to be some insurance company out there able to help.

    This may be helpful, too:-
    http://www.expatfocus.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2975

    As an aside, you may also have trouble with the French police because you have to tax your car in the foreign country if it spends more than three months there at a time.

    Good luck!
    "Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, this is skirting around the issue. The real problem is that the cup is too big."
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