Trying to Insure my son who lives in Norway to drive my car
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As the title above, I've had my 33 year old son who lives in Norway with a Norwegian license covered to drive my limited mile car for the past 10 years.
Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
I have an Austrian licence and never have an issue getting added to the insurance on parents/friends cars if needed. You could tell the insurance co that he passed his test in the UK and see if that makes a difference.
As a side note: Insurance in Norway (most other countries in Europe too) works differently (more sensibly). The owner insures the car with them as the main driver. However, if the car is insured then everyone is insured. You still get no claims if nobody crashes it. It doesn’t mean your insurance covers you to drive other people’s cars. If the car is insured, you can drive it.
As a side note: Insurance in Norway (most other countries in Europe too) works differently (more sensibly). The owner insures the car with them as the main driver. However, if the car is insured then everyone is insured. You still get no claims if nobody crashes it. It doesn’t mean your insurance covers you to drive other people’s cars. If the car is insured, you can drive it.
Surely it would be cheaper and easier for him to hire a car for the seven day period. The usual suspects can be fairly reasonable and have specialist insurance policies that can cope with foreign nationals/residents and overseas licences. You could probably get such a policy yourself, but it's not going to be worth the expense for only a week. Alternatively, of course, he could just not drive while he's here!
Edited by Missy Charm on Sunday 18th February 19:24
ratboiler said:
As the title above, I've had my 33 year old son who lives in Norway with a Norwegian license covered to drive my limited mile car for the past 10 years.
Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
Why hasn't he got a UK licenCe?Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
Alickadoo said:
ratboiler said:
As the title above, I've had my 33 year old son who lives in Norway with a Norwegian license covered to drive my limited mile car for the past 10 years.
Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
Why hasn't he got a UK licenCe?Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
jonathan_roberts said:
Alickadoo said:
ratboiler said:
As the title above, I've had my 33 year old son who lives in Norway with a Norwegian license covered to drive my limited mile car for the past 10 years.
Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
Why hasn't he got a UK licenCe?Now my insurance have said this year they can't cover him, and I can't find even a short term cover for him.
I really only need cover for him for 7 days, so if you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
I think the Norwegian license doesn't help and the fact that the car is in the UK.
To the two posters above: [/url]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-the-eu-uk-licence-holders-living-in-the-eu[/url]
I’ve lived in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria. The only one which didn’t make me change my licence for a local one (by which time I already had a Swiss one) was France. I am not sure if the rules for France have changed since Brexit. In Switzerland, Germany and Austria you have 6 months from when you become a resident.
You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
I’ve lived in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria. The only one which didn’t make me change my licence for a local one (by which time I already had a Swiss one) was France. I am not sure if the rules for France have changed since Brexit. In Switzerland, Germany and Austria you have 6 months from when you become a resident.
You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
jonathan_roberts]To the two posters above: [/url]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-the-eu-uk-licence-holders-living-in-the-eu[/url said:
I’ve lived in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria. The only one which didn’t make me change my licence for a local one (by which time I already had a Swiss one) was France. I am not sure if the rules for France have changed since Brexit. In Switzerland, Germany and Austria you have 6 months from when you become a resident.
You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
Not so in Australia.You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
How does the 'new' country know that you have handed in your 'old' licence?
jonathan_roberts]To the two posters above: [/url]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-the-eu-uk-licence-holders-living-in-the-eu[/url said:
I’ve lived in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria. The only one which didn’t make me change my licence for a local one (by which time I already had a Swiss one) was France. I am not sure if the rules for France have changed since Brexit. In Switzerland, Germany and Austria you have 6 months from when you become a resident.
You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
This applies to people who are choosing to exchange their EU or other UK-recognized licenses for a UK one. If someone wants to keep their EU license in addition to having a UK one, all they need to do is sit a UK driving test and apply for one. The converse will be true for UK license holders moving abroad.You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
Alickadoo said:
jonathan_roberts]To the two posters above: [/url]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-the-eu-uk-licence-holders-living-in-the-eu[/url said:
I’ve lived in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria. The only one which didn’t make me change my licence for a local one (by which time I already had a Swiss one) was France. I am not sure if the rules for France have changed since Brexit. In Switzerland, Germany and Austria you have 6 months from when you become a resident.
You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
Not so in Australia.You give up your UK licence. You don’t get to keep it. You end up with a new licence with a new valid from date (with your pass dates and endorsements on the back).
Guidelines for Norway: “Passenger car (B and BE)
The deadline for exchanging your foreign driving licence for passenger car is one year from the date you took up normal residence or moved back to Norway.”
How does the 'new' country know that you have handed in your 'old' licence?
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