Travel insurance

[chrishb4]

Anyone got any recommendations for travel insurance providers for a 68 year old (I know, gettin' on a bit) planning to tour thro' Europe on my 1150GS next year? For some reason everyone I phone seems to think I should be in a home!!
Chrishb4

 

[Deleted account W]

Saga Travel Insurance?

 

[Ewen Davidson]

Try CIS or Post Office both cover you for bike Insurance over 125cc, I have used both in the last few years.

Ewen

 

[Wapping]

Try Google: Travel insurance over 60.

http://www.travelinsuranceforseniors.co.uk/

http://www.know-insurance.co.uk/travel/insurance_for/over_65s.htm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2002/01/01/etinsurancetrv.xml

As a Lloyd's broker I usually charge by the minute for advice like this. £25 will do as it only took 10 seconds.

 

[chrishb4]

Thanks for the pointers, I'do some serious smurfing on the interweb.
Chris

 

[chrishb4]

By the way...I've got travel insurance already.....allows me to fall off cliffs on skis or or drive a Maclaren F1 but anything over 125 cc seems to be dangerous.
Chris

 

[russell]

don't know if there's an age limit with the post office but I just took out an annual multi trip policy for me and the missus-£72 for the two of us and no restriction on bike size for road use. (that's with 10% discount if you do it online )

 

[russell]

just checked the age limit thing chris-for annual multi trip you must be under 65 but for single trip policy there's no age limit with post office

 

[chrishb4]

Thanks Russell, I'll get on to their website and checkout costs.
Chris

 

[chrishb4]

Just checked, £68.00 for 31 days cover....not bad.
Thanks again Russell.

 

[Deleted account 210609001]

I bought an annual travel policy aimed at bikers from Carole Nash for around £70. This was the cheapest I could find which didn't exclude bikes over 125cc. WEBSITE front page seems to indicate it's the same up to age 75. Probably worth a call?

 

[chrishb4]

Thanks Robin, I'll look into that.
Chris