From: wessie on
"sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in news:xn0fz5l1r7ej2c007
@news.individual.net:

> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
>> > Would it be worth getting a mate (on their CIHAGM insurance) to ride
>> > it over to you on UK plates and then you register and insure it in
>> > France.
>> >
>> > It'll just cost you the fuel, ferry tickets and favours for your mate.
>>
>> ITYF that CIHAGM insurance doesn't work outside the UK. Ukrm French Runs
>> notwithstanding.
>
> I had a quick look at my CN policy before posting and I couldn't find any
> exclusion to that effect. That's not saying I haven't missed one.
>

Section 1 on page 12 of the policy booklet

"Riding other vehicles...you are not insured against the following...any
event that occurs outside the UK"

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wessie at tesco dot net

BMW R1150GS
From: geoff on
In message <xn0fz5l1r7ej2c007(a)news.individual.net>, sweller
<sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> writes
>The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
>> > Would it be worth getting a mate (on their CIHAGM insurance) to ride
>> > it over to you on UK plates and then you register and insure it in
>> > France.
>> >
>> > It'll just cost you the fuel, ferry tickets and favours for your mate.
>>
>> ITYF that CIHAGM insurance doesn't work outside the UK. Ukrm French Runs
>> notwithstanding.
>
>I had a quick look at my CN policy before posting and I couldn't find any
>exclusion to that effect. That's not saying I haven't missed one.
>

I did ask at my last renewal - the answer was no, you are not insured to
ride another bike abroad

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geoff
From: sweller on
geoff wrote:

> > > ITYF that CIHAGM insurance doesn't work outside the UK. Ukrm French
> > > Runs notwithstanding.
> >
> > I had a quick look at my CN policy before posting and I couldn't find
> > any exclusion to that effect. That's not saying I haven't missed one.
>
> I did ask at my last renewal - the answer was no, you are not insured
> to ride another bike abroad

As Wessie pointed out, I can't read very well.

I could add it to my multibike policy for the small admin fee and ride it
abroad then just take it off insurance. It would mean an additional body
on the log book but as it's being exported that's not a big deal.

--
Simon
From: 72degrees on
On 20 Dec, 13:23, "Mike Ricketts" <kinsar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Looking for advice here.  I live and work in France and I am in the French
> system - tax, health etc, etc.  I have been looking for a Yam 900 Divvy and
> the cleanest ones I have seen are in the UK.  Now here is the problem.
>
> My French Car Insurer will not cover me on a UK plated bike.  They will not
> even give me a cover note to bring one back and then get it transfered to
> French registration.  I have tried a few other Insurers here and their
> interest stops as soon as I mention that it is not on French plates.
>

How easy is it to get a UK bike re-registered in France? Probably
easier than the other way round - which I have done. Certainly easier
than a car I would guess until they bring in Controle Technique for
bikes.

Where in France and how urgent? I do at least one run a year with a
two bike trailer down to the Limousin, with only one bike on it
usually. I am also planning to bring a SO French registered enduro
bike back to the UK. So if you could wait until Easter and aren't the
other end of the country from Limoges something could possibly be
arranged.



From: platypus on
72degrees wrote:
>
> How easy is it to get a UK bike re-registered in France? Probably
> easier than the other way round - which I have done. Certainly easier
> than a car I would guess until they bring in Controle Technique for
> bikes.

I think dog had some extensive experience of this.