Eu Insurance Cover

[fixitsan]

It would be interesting to see the stats, but I'm not convinced that there's an increased risk of accidents in many EU countries compared to the UK. The UK is one the most densely populated countries in the EU, so the roads are busy compared to say France, where I mostly tour. I certainly feel more vulnerable in the UK.


I am third party only, so was only wondering whether EU legislation compels insurance companies to offer same cover EUwide. I'm sure if it's the case they've factored it into their charges.


That article wasn't really that compelling. An increase in accidents without a breakdown of who, what, where doesn't tell us much.

 

 

You'ld need to drill into Aviva to get the details.  I think that the situations described are easy to interpret as increased risks....but then there is little else in the article to compare to. (many people in the UK are confused by our own road signs sometimes !)

 

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According to recent research by Aviva, nearly three quarters of UK holidaymakers become confused and are unable to follow the rules of the road and experience difficulties when driving on holiday.

Wrong side of the road...


Figures also reveal nearly 3 in ten of people say they have “misread or misunderstood” foreign road signs and more than 1 in five admit that they have actually driven on the wrong side of the road. More than a half of holidaymakers admit to getting lost when driving overseas (as well as in the UK) and 1 in 20 said they had been involved in an accident while driving on holiday.

This post was last modified: 11-04-2016, 08:28 AM by fixitsan.