Triumphrat

Espen36 · 04-06-2008

Hi folks! I will leave Britain for a 3.5 months trip on my 2003 Tiger this summer. Unfortunately the insurance I bought in February (through Aquote with Norwich Union) only cover 4 weeks stay abroad at a time for up to 3 times per year (I would have to come back once a month for the cover to have effect). Do anyone know of a convinient solution to this? Should I cancel the one I have and buy a new one? Or should I buy a second one for the 3.5 months only (with a different insurer if this is at all possible)? I have talked to Aquote and they are not very helpful in finding a solution. What do people do when they go on several months travels on their bikes out of the UK?

iansoady · 04-06-2008

No experience myself but I've always found the specialist brokers, eg Footman James and Peter James quite helpful with odd queries. Carole Nash used to be good but is a bit less so these days.

Espen36 · 04-06-2008

Thanks! Any other suggestions out there?

clive955 · 04-06-2008

Two Solutions really,

Cancel your insurance and go with E bike .com. These cover you insurance wise for 365 days of the year as standard.

Secondly try this company Four Counties. I always use them when Im away on the continent for recovery as they have been really cheap and they are used by a company I went track racing with in France a few years ago and had to recover 2 bikes with no problems.

TorqueyT · 04-08-2008

Hei Espen

Have a look over on http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ - plenty of advice over there from bike travellers who cover big miles....

snakebasket · 04-09-2008

When you find the solution, please can you post the details as it is a problem I have encountered. When I took my bike to the states there was only one company I could find to insure me and it cost a packet!!

Espen36 · 04-09-2008

Yeah, this is a problem. I still haven´t found any reasonable priced policy. Problem is I have owned the bike for barely 2 months. It is my first one, and added to the garage problem, and the fact I do not officially have a lot of driving experience, it just gets too difficult for the insurance guys. Most of the companies I have called so far gives 3 months travel abroad per year, but only 30-45 days continous (including Carole Nash). I will post news on the development here by the end of the month. Because of some wierd rules I was told to call Call Connection within 30 days of leaving (I´m leaving in about 2 months) and they might sort it out for me. Apparently they have the best contacts to the whole insurance/brokers business.