Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year

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Tue 28 Jun 2011 21:21
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - mj79

Hello everyone!

My family and I are moving to Bosnia for a year and we are exploring the option of taking a car with us (looking at upgrading our current car). I am just wondering if anyone on this forum has taken a UK car to Bosnia and what they have done for car insurance. Thanks!

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Fri 6 Jul 2012 19:19
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - RichardfromStony
I think you will be lucky to get anywhere with UK insurers. For the past 10 years or so, I have insured with Saga in order to get a Green Card for Bosnia, as they were the only company I could find offering such cover. This year Saga have refused to issue me with a Green Card for Bosnia.

This morning I contacted the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA), who normally provide cover for problematic cases (an 18 year old with three driving convictions wanting to drive a Ferrari), but they too declined.

What is particularly galling, is the knowledge that drivers in continental Europe such as Germany, have no difficulty obtaining a Green Card for Bosnia, yet we are told that the City of London is a world leader in insurance.
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Fri 6 Jul 2012 20:19
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - Dabooka

That's most annoying, but probably a bit late in this case; it was posted june 2011, so I guess they're on the drive back right now!

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Fri 6 Jul 2012 20:33
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - RichardfromStony
Didn't notice the 2011, assumed it was recent :-(

Perhaps we'll hear what they were able to sort out when they get back.
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Fri 6 Jul 2012 21:10
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - Dabooka

Pfft, no harm done.

Out of curiosity, did you search Bosnia or something to find it?

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Fri 6 Jul 2012 21:24
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - RichardfromStony

Pretty sure it was a Google search along the lines of 'car insurance bosnia'.

I'm still astonished that nobody will even quote a price. It's as though all the brokers haven't heard that the war ended nearly twenty years ago.

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 13:54
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - Roly93

Pretty sure it was a Google search along the lines of 'car insurance bosnia'.

I'm still astonished that nobody will even quote a price. It's as though all the brokers haven't heard that the war ended nearly twenty years ago.

Perhaps they have all recently seen the movie 'behind enemy lines' and are basing their risk against this ?

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Mon 16 Jul 2012 17:59
Taking UK car to Bosnia for a year - RichardfromStony

Although the AA have been unable to help me in the past, they have found me insurance with Royal Sun Alliance who will issue a Green Card for both Bosnia and Montenegro.

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