The Green Card insurance: Things you have to know

After completing a motor liability insurance one of the insurance documents be sent. In these documents, there is a document with the official name "International insurance card for motor traffic", also known under the name "Green Card". This insurance card is used for certification abroad and thus indicates that a Verschicherungsschutz of liability insurance with the provisions of the receiving country.
In addition, the card contains all the information necessary for entry and accident regulations. In addition to its own data, there are also contacts and the regulatory agency, where you can turn to. Info: When selling a vehicle, the Green Card must be destroyed.



In an accident abroad important vehicle data to be exchanged with the green card. In a case of the failure of more than one regulatory assistance in the host country is governed. If there is in Germany with a foreign driver and vehicle in an accident, so the damage is equally controlled via the Green Card and a regulatory assistance, so that the damage will be handled according to German law, without direct personal contact with the foreign insurance. In this case, we must not forget that, for example trailer itself are insured and thus have their own green card. This means at a loss even with this card is changed, so that the claims for damages can be asserted.


Green Card Office
The respective national "green card office" is the umbrella organization of all a country's insurers that offer coverage under the green card.
The regulatory assistance in Germany is "German Green Card Bureau eV" or via the Internet to achieve under gruene-karte.de .
The umbrella organization for all national offices is the "Council of Bureaux" established in London. History of the Green Card in the late 1940s, an agreement was with almost all European countries concluded that spawned the green card, which served to facilitate the settlement of claims. By this you have also involved many countries in the Middle East, as well as some Mediterranean countries. This green card had to then already on entry, in each country, to submit.



In 1974 an extended license plate agreement was introduced, which, needless made the Green Card for entry of countries which have signed. Here it was agreed that the indicator is completely sufficient as proof of insurance. Nevertheless, we recommend that the Green Card for security to carry with you.


Volume and scope of green card
to the Green Card system currently comprises 46 countries, including 4 outside European countries. This system is limited to Europe and the Mediterranean countries.

To be sure, one should before a planned trip abroad Inform whether the insurance card is needed for entry. Information, you will find, among other things at the club "German Green Card Bureau eV" or in one of the Automobile Clubs.