Insurance at the border coming into the north

spanna


Joined: 12/01/2009
Posts: 544

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 13:20

Hi All...

Any one know the cost of the insurance at the border if you are bringing a rental car up from the south... I know it's only 3rd party but just need the price...

Thanks!!

sludge


Joined: 19/12/2010
Posts: 31

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 13:24

as far as i am aware you canot bring a rental car from the south to the north

muadib


Joined: 19/11/2010
Posts: 74

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 13:25

I think it's 25 euros for 3 days 35 euros for a month

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 13:30

MSG 2

Cars hired ın the south CAN be driven North and Some hire companies in the north allow their cars to be taken south, One that i'm aware of is http://www.evarentacar.com/

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 16:57

As far as I am aware the authorities in the south won't allow ANY hire car from the north in.

From the south the authorities here will allow a south hire car in provided insurance has been purchased.

However, some south hire companies won't allow their card to be brought over here, other do (e.g. Avis).

Geoff

Famagusta City

WotNoDeeds!


Joined: 26/08/2009
Posts: 687

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 17:01

A relative came over yesterday in a hire car from the south. Price was 35 euros for a month

liz w



Joined: 09/10/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 17:18

we go over every now and again with cars hired from A.one . it costs 25Euro for the insurance for a month. A.one give us the paper work that we need to show at the border and we have never had a problem. We used to hire from the south and also never had a problem coming over but the insurance is slightly dearer.





Liz

Toonie


Joined: 18/07/2009
Posts: 78

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 17:19

HI

Yes you definately can bring a Southern Hire Car to the North, Prior to buying a car in the North last year we used Fontaine many times, I believe they advertise on 44. Friends of ours used them last Ocotober and the company are always aware that the cars are for use in the North. Very good service also with pick up/drop off at Larnaca.

Message 4 re Eva Renta car, they must have changed their policy since last year everybody uses them in our complex, excellent company but brothers who own the company would never let you go to the South,

Hope this helps

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 17:26

Geoff



i was at Metahan the other day, a Dutch guy had a car from Eva , i asked if there were any problems and he said No,they provided him with a log book and He'd bought insurance and had done the trip several times without incident.

nostradamus


Joined: 15/04/2008
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 18:11

Message 5: you're well out of date with this one! It's up to the individual hire companies in the north whether or not they allow their cars to cross the border. Most of them now do but check because you will obviously need the apprpriate paperwork if you are going over.

spanna


Joined: 12/01/2009
Posts: 544

Message Posted:
03/04/2011 18:13

Thanks all... I've done south to north - but not for a long while so knowing what inflation is like, I figured insurance would be more than it was 4 years ago!



Thanks again...

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
04/04/2011 10:25

Just been down to the border and enquired of the British SBA border police about it.

They tell me their instructions are not to allow any hire car from the north accross.

Maybe it depends who is on duty??

Geoff

Famagusta City

AndyR



Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 317

Message Posted:
04/04/2011 20:10

I drove over today, South to North in a hire car from Fontana that i picked up at Paphos airport.

There were no problems at all doing this. The polite young woman at the passport checkpoint sent me over the road to buy insurance, which I did (3 days for €20), then when I had the cover note gave me my visa. The whole process took less than 10 minutes.

I checked with Fontana about doing this when i booked the car and was told it was no problem. However, if the car needs recovered back to the South for any reason (breakdown or accident) I'd have to arrange and pay for that myself.