Car insurance in English for expats in France

Our vehicle insurance

We provide the following as standard for your vehicle insurance in France:

• accident forms in English
• policies without an excess (by special arrangement)
• Green Flag/RAC special assistance in 42 countries with/without the car – this means that even if the car is at home and you and your family are abroad, via another means of transport, the family are still covered

This policy is akin to a travel insurance policy for all the family! You could also opt for a replacement vehicle option.

Insuring right-hand drive vehicles in France

If you have a right-hand drive car with UK plates and have had difficulty finding an insurer here in France, you need look no further! Here in France we are able to offer:

• cover for foreign-registered cars for up to one year, which gives you one year to import your car (this applies only when you are in the process of moving from the UK to France)
• a solution in case of non-conformity or refusal from the DRIRE
• a solution that could be better value than paying extra for a short-term green card

Although we can indeed provide cover for your right-hand drive vehicle, we'd question why you'd use a foreign-registered car here in France. It can be argued that you are not as safe as you would otherwise be ... and does your front-seat passenger really like being propelled towards oncoming traffic whenever you overtake? Probably not!

The Constat Amiable d'Accident Automobile

This is the loveable little form that European insurance requires you to keep in your glove box. You are probably aware that these forms are available in English. In the UK insurers issue them with your green card. Well, you can complete these in English - even if your car is French-registered - and you can submit them to us (in English) if ever you need to make a claim through us. That's all legal and acceptable. You can download an English version or an English and French version of this form from this page on our website.

And there's more, too...

We have some clear and important advice for how you fill in these little beauties. See the 'Who's liable?' page or email us for more detailed information.