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Driving in England

  • 17-01-2012 2:54pm
    #1
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭


    I am hoping to get a job for the summer holidays in England (3 months). Just wondering would I have to go changing the cars plates etc if I bring the car with me??


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  • #2
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    trepasers wrote: »
    I am hoping to get a job for the summer holidays in England (3 months). Just wondering would I have to go changing the cars plates etc if I bring the car with me??

    Most insurance companies will allow 90 days or so of UK driving per year on your policy. The difference is if you are living or working there. If the UK is your main residence your insurance you may well void your policy. That's what happened me and I had to bring the car back to Ireland.


  • #3
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Check with your insurance company, OP, it's the best way.


  • #4
    alias no.9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,352 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    trepasers wrote: »
    I am hoping to get a job for the summer holidays in England (3 months). Just wondering would I have to go changing the cars plates etc if I bring the car with me??

    I'm guessing by the summer holidays reference, you're a student of sorts*, in which case you've no worries about reregestering, just call your insurance company.

    *maybe you're a teacher :eek:


  • #5
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Most insurance companies will allow 90 days or so of UK driving per year on your policy.
    They must by law cover you for 3rd party risks for the full duration of your policy.


  • #6
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭trepasers


    yes I am a student and was just hoping to go over with the car... The insurance is in my own name and everything just wondering will I have to go changing my number plates or anything ?


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  • #7
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    No, you won't have to change plates.


  • #8
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭mathepac


    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    They must by law cover you for 3rd party risks for the full duration of your policy.
    provided, of course, you notify them of any material changes to the policy, like for instance the country you work and live in.

    If OP was registered with the insurance company as a "Student" or "Full-time Student" and was going to England on some kind of studenty gig / course / summer camp / educational thingy then IMHO he'd be grand just by notifying the insurance company / broker; part-time work may be different.


  • #9
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    I never notified them when I left the country. I simply re-registered my car and took out local insurance.


  • #10
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭trepasers


    cheers for all the replys but im still unclear as what I need to do ??


  • #11
    alias no.9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,352 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    trepasers wrote: »
    cheers for all the replys but im still unclear as what I need to do ??

    Phone your insurance company, clear it with them and you're ok. If you have comprehensive insurance, you may be bumped down to third party after a certain length of time, so maybe approach it initially as asking what their cover is for driving in the UK rather than telling them your plans and asking consent, then form a plan that fits their criteria.


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