As per the title. I know it’s advised, but is it required?
I have just noticed that this is the Italian sub-section…. I’ll move it.
I have just noticed that this is the Italian sub-section…. I’ll move it.
I do, but have often wondered about the neccessity nowadays.
If bike broke, I would just fly home on a cheap flight, and return same way with parts to repair it, making the retrun trip a second holiday.
European healthcare is generally superb. I would have no worries in that respect, other than the bother of getting home if unable ot walk.
Yes, I pay my money and do not take chances, but often wonder is the cost excessive.
Interesting thread this, thanks.
I'm heading to France in March, InshAllah, and this will be the 1st time I've had to buy travel insurance since forever.
Obviously I'll need something that covers me riding a large capacity motorcycle, would you mind me asking what firm/policy you use Richard?
C. The removal of the seat in front on the aeroplane from Marseille to Paris, so I could keep my leg straight.
E. Another seat removed for the flight to London, after being brought onto the aeroplane via the cargo door, followed by the same VIP route through immigration in the UK
Too easy?
There are two separate topics here:
A. Breakdown / recovery
B. Conventional Travel insurance
A, is fine providing the individual has the time and the aptitude to perform the repairs. Cue, I need help to store me bike in (insert name of obscure town) ‘cos me steeds gone bust. Not shore how long cos i aint back yets. Yup, we’ve seen them on these very pages.
B, is the ultimate gamble. The UK left the EU; that changed our relationship vis-a-vis reciprocal health care and medical treatment within the EU and visa-versa. Of course it did not vanish but I t’s not the same. Not least, there are lots of things covered under a Travel insurance policy that are NOT covered under any form of reciprocal arrangements. The policies are so cheap and so broad, anyone gambling is a mug. If in doubt, see the very sad post from Steptoe about one of his customers who was killed abroad. That poor fucker had simply bought the wrong policy. On the same theme, as friend of mine was mis-sold a Travel policy by the cnut’ ish chimps at MAG in Daventry or Rugby or whatever crap hole they traded from. ‘By bikers, for bikers’, what a feckin’ joke, when you’ve been sideswiped by a car on a junction in America, only to then discover that some cnut had flogged you something that wan’t fit to wipe your arse with.
I think there was also another post and thread about a bloke who was badly smashed up in Spain, who gambled or just thought that his work Travel insurance (he was a copper or something) would cover him for private holidays, too. That turned out OK, I think, but it maybe didn’t pay to ask too many questions. It really is not worth guessing or taking the chance on. Not least, as the most vociferous “Feck ‘em, wing it mate” merchants, probably won’t be around to assist when you are fecked, as they’ll be sat at home with (no doubt) a brew and be deaf all of a sudden.
PS The ‘excessive’ cost will look like the bargain of the day when the chips are down, trust me.