Insurance for campervan being driven back to UK for MoT

[gileso]

Hi

We are hoping to collect a UK-registered campervan that has been under restoration in Italy for the past couple of years. It is finally complete, and we intend to drive it back to the UK for its MoT and use here.

Whilst understanding the various intepretations of the legality of driving to a pre-booked MoT on in the UK, we are having problems finding an insurer who will cover the journey from Italy to the UK (as it has no MoT). It can't be tested in Italy (a revisione) as it is not compliant with Italian regulations (headlights etc) and not registered there.

We've rung round a few specialist brokers, all of whom seem to think its too hard to understand / cover.

Any ideas / thoughts / recommendations (apart from getting it shipped on the back of a truck)?

Thanks

[Griffith4ever]

Mot isn't a requirement of most insurance policies.

I drove in Italy, insured, for two years with no mot, nor UK tax. I broke Italian rules, but that never became an issue.

Just insure it and don't bring up the lack of mot. Obv check your insurer doesn't list it as a requirement in their policy.

[Turbobanana]

Years ago, when I was importing cars from Holland, you could get a temporary export plate (transit plate) that came with an element of insurance, intended to allow you legally to drive the car from place of purchase to point of departure, eg port. They were quite distinctive: white vs. the usual Dutch yellow, and prefixed "Z".

I believe Italy does something broadly similar but prefixed "EE" for Escursionisti Esteri (literally, "foreign hikers" ). Not sure if you'd qualify as you already own the vehicle and not sure what the insurance provision is, but maybe worth a look.

Ideally you'd want a "Prova" plate: then you'd look like a Ferrari works driver in the Targa Florio