Insurance

rothai

I'm after moving to the uk to study, my car will be kept at home, i will use it at weekends when im home. my insurance company stipulates that the policy holder resides in Ireland. If i didnt take out a new policy, will i lose my 5years no claims when i go to start a new policy in may? any1 any experience with anything like this?

djimi

A NCB is typically valid for two years from when it expires, so you should be grand in that regard.

Not really sure what the answer is for the residency problem Im afraid. How often will you be coming home? Will the car be left with family or something like that? I suspect that where the move is not permanent and you still have a residency in Ireland (ie family home) where the car will reside and you will be living while in the country then you should be fine provided the car stays in Ireland and you do not use it abroad.

Your best bet would be to get on the phone to some insurers and brokers and see what they have to say; you wont be the first person to be in this situation so they should be able to advise of the best course of action!

Tallon

Could you get someone at home to insure it and go as a named driver

CiniO

Students which moved abroad for purpose of their studies, are still considered to be resident at home.
Therefore there should be absolutely no problem with keeping your car and insurance.
Even more you can take your car with you to UK and keep using it there, on Irish reg and Irish insurance, but if you have any additional cover to thrid party, this might be limited in time, so you might end up with third party cover only.

All this is true, assuming you don't take any job in UK, as then your residency status might change.

drrkpd

son student so technically non-resident has UK reg car was with Qu£nn who had no problems with residency premium now off the planet. Anyone any experience of car insurer in UK who will take students on full eu licence with Uk reg car??
Comparison sites great for price but hard to know if any good?? Thanks