GPS Geolocator is a brand new service exclusive to Línea Directa that allows breakdown recovery and roadside assistance services to pinpoint your location immediately, wherever you are on mainland Spain or the Canary Islands.
It helps facilitate the movement of their vehicle across international borders. It also guarantees that victims of road traffic accidents involving foreign registered vehicles are compensated in the country of the accident.
The International Motor Insurance Card System
The International Motor Insurance Card System comprises of over 40 countries. National vehicle organisations within The International Motor Insurance Card System including the EU, the EEA, Switzerland, Russia and several countries around the Middle East and North Africa. However, a Insurance Card is not required to travel through the EEA, Andorra, Norway, Croatia and Switzerland.
The International Motor Insurance Card Bureau
Each Insurance Card Bureau is responsible for handling and guaranteeing the settling of claims arising from traffic accidents caused by visiting motorists.
Travelling outside the EU
If you are travelling outside the European Community to one of the countries listed as requiring a Insurance Card, you will need to ask your insurance company to issue you a Insurance Card beforehand.
Road accident
If you’re involved in a road traffic accident in a country requiring a Insurance Card, make sure the police are called to the scene of the accident. You will need a copy of the police report. If you don’t understand what you’re being told, request an interpreter. We also advise that you contact your insurance company as soon as possible, whether you want to make a claim or not. Make notes of what happened. Take photographs of the accident, including plates of vehicles involved. Exchange insurance details as you would in Spain. Take down the names and addresses of any witnesses. Never admit liability or apologise.
More facilities for expats
In this section, you will find important information to help you on a daily basis and with your insurance
A good quality helmet and proper protective clothing are essential items for all motorbike riders. But technical equipment; helmet, jacket and gloves, can cost a lot of money. And if your motorcycle clothing gets damaged, in the event of an accident, they will need to be replaced before your next ride.
You spend a great deal of time, effort and money in making your house your home. Our job is to make sure your home and its contents are suitably covered.
As the UK enters a new era as it completes its separation from the EU, many expatriates living in Spain are concerned about how all of this will affect them today, tomorrow and in the long-term.
