kearnsy123 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Cant insure it in uk . Looks like my bikeing days r over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted August 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 12, 2013 I saw you other post about the license. I thought that you were entitled to drive (ride). in another EEC country if you can do it in your original country. This would only apply if you were visiting of course, so for example, if the bike was registered at an address in Ireland and you had european insurance cover (you would need to check how many days "foreign" cover you were allowed, then you could ride it. A quote. "If you hold a community licence issued in a member state of the EEA and are visiting, you can drive any vehicle provided your licence is valid and it shows the appropriate full entitlement for the vehicle you wish to drive." Obviously this wouldn't apply if you lived in the "foreign" country - wink wink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearnsy123 Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 Im covered for 90 days in any eu country and the bike is req to my ireland address and on my provisonial licence i drove the fazer and my cbr fully insured in ireland but could i drive the fazer on provisonial licence here and get. Away with saying im just visiting . Wink wink on a provisonial licence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted August 13, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2013 Firstly. it will always be better to pass any tests for safety, to be 100% legal and the fact that they will get harder and more expensive over time. I am not familiar with Irish motorcycle licences but it seems that they are now in line with the rest of the EU. In Ireland do you have a licence to LEGALLY ride the Fazer? According to the tinterweb " Normal residence in Ireland Being ‘normally resident’ in Ireland means you live here for at least 185 days in each calendar year. Even where you work or study abroad for lengthy periods you may still be regarded as being normally resident in Ireland provided that you have personal ties in Ireland and return here regularly. " " Where an Irish licence holder takes up residence in another EU country or the European Economic Area (EEA) – Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland they can drive on their existing Irish driving licence so long as it’s current and valid. They can also exchange their current licence at any time it that country and within 10 years of its expiry. " " You can drive in Great Britain on a full, valid driving licence from another EU country until you’re 70, or for 3 years after becoming resident in Great Britain, whichever is longer. You don’t have to exchange your licence " So if you can legally ride the bike on your Irish licence, you should be able to ride it here. That is if you can find an insurer that will accept your licence. If you can manage to do this then I would use the time to get all of the tests passed. I am not sure how you would go about taking a test here in the UK to add entiltlements onto your Irish licence and it may mean a trip back over the Irish sea to take a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearnsy123 Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks yes i was fully leagal to drive both my bikes in ireland ive been ringing insurance companys all morning and no one will touch me on the provisonal so i mite just book my irish full licence test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted August 13, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2013 I am out of ideas. I normally have loads of stupid ones at this point but I have totally dried up at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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