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German trying to get car insurance in Ireland

  • 06-10-2015 05:41PM
    #1
    CuriousGeorgie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Hey folks.

    I have a colleague from Germany who's recently moved to Ireland and he's trying to buy a car in Cork. He's found the car he wants but he's having fierce trouble getting insurance for less than the value of the car :) ....i.e. less than €2-3k.

    The problem is he's new to Ireland and can't prove he has a no claims bonus. He hasn't live in Ireland long, has a German licence but hasn't owned a car in Germany for a few years. He lived in South America for a few years before moving here and never needed/wanted to drive there.

    All the insurance companies he rang today are treating him as a first time driver with 0 no claims bonus and looking for €2-3K.

    Does anyone know of an insurer who might be able to help?

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    xhiler8ion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭xhiler8ion


    I moved here from Germany 4 years ago under much the same circumstances (long term license holder, no recent NCB). One Direct had a program where I could take a "driving assessment" with Aviva and save up to 50%, which dropped my insurance to a more reasonable number. (I think it may have also been a requirement of even getting insurance on a 1.6+ engine.)


  • #3
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    You could try that Clements Insurance crowd:

    https://www.clements.com/intl-car/individuals/quote


  • #4
    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭Roger Mellie Man on the Telly


    All Germans are sunbed thieves and must be made to pay.:)


  • #5
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »
    All Germans are sunbed thieves and must be made to pay.:)

    Don't mention the war ffs!!


  • #6
    whippet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭whippet


    we have recently gotten a German Aupair and the premium increase for the remaining 8 months of the policy is €850 on my wife's policy .. painful !!


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  • #7
    DubDani
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,157 ✭✭✭DubDani


    keithclancy wrote: »
    You could try that Clements Insurance crowd:

    https://www.clements.com/intl-car/individuals/quote

    Echoing this. Have used them many years, and never had a problem. Insurance was underwritten by AIG, who also provided all the paperwork. Good thing is that they had a flatrate (480 USD a year, IIRC), so I didn't have to worry about Engine size etc.


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