A few Qs!

[Gangle]

Evenin all!

Moving over to Christchurch from Dublin in August, can't wait

Have a few questions if someone can help me out. The first thing I want to do when we get off the plane is get me a bike! (the misses says car, we'll have to see!) Going to need some form of transport to go around looking at places to rent, but will I need a permanant address and proof of it to get insurance? Thats the way they do it here, but they do everything arse-ways here!

The other thing I was wondering about is if you can use your no claims bonus years from Ireland? And finally who would be a good insurance company to go with?

I'm sure I'll have loads more questions, you'll be sick of me by the end of it

[fredie]

your welcome

[mujambee]

the misses says car, we'll have to see!

I wouldn't loose time looking into bikes


Good luck

[sunhuntin]

most riders here will suggest kiwibike insurance... they are who id go with anyway... ive heard nothing but good things about them.

[CookMySock]

sunhuntin speaks the truth, but it's not a legal requirement to have insurance here.

If the insurance thing becomes too onerous, and as long as you are prepared to be bloody careful (everyone should be anyway!), you can legally proceed without motor vehicle insurance.

Do be careful on our roads. They can be bendy little goat tracks, and many tourists here pay with their lives.

Steve

[jrandom]

many tourists here pay with their lives

WTF? Define 'many'. What a lovely way to welcome someone to the country.



Anyhoo, yes, for bike insurance, call Kiwibike. In fact, give them a yell now on 64 6 769 6600 (well, during NZ business hours would probably be best) and ask whether your no-claims history can be taken into account by insurers here.

[rosie631]

I've never been asked for proof of address or proof that it's permanent. Maybe different here.

[CookMySock]

WTF? Define 'many'. What a lovely way to welcome someone to the country.

Ah my apologise if I appear unwelcome! Not at all - I just mean that tourists can easily come to grief on our roads if they take them lightly - thats all.

Have a great time (and you will), but just be aware.

Steve

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Your no claims carries over here just get written proof from your insurer. Not aware you need a permanant address, a temp one would do. On a sensible note wouldnt a cage be better first of? for getting furniture and stuff??
Get the bike 10 mins later of course

[marty]

Ah my apologise if I appear unwelcome! Not at all - I just mean that tourists can easily come to grief on our roads if they take them lightly - thats all.

Have a great time (and you will), but just be aware.

Steve

have you ever been to ireland? i doubt it given your response. they actually drive on the left, and have some ideas about driving - unlike many usa/euro/asian tourists

[varminter]

Top 'o the morning to ya. Your missus wants a car, sorry mate you're dead in the water. How bout a car and a bike

[martybabe]

Yes your no claims counts, remember to bring written evidence or the address of your insurer and they can fax it through.

I'd hire a car for a week or two mate, you'll have an address for your insurance, any money your transferring should have arrived by then, and you can look around for a decent motor and bike without rushing and buying a piece of junk.

Good luck. it's a bloomin nice country.

[mujambee]

... and have some ideas about driving - unlike many usa/euro/asian tourists

Would you elaborate?

[smoky]

Why Christchurch - bloody hell - every bloody English, Irish or Scott seems to head to the south - the south might be the warmer climate where you are but ITS THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - it's cold like where you come from down there
Why shift to an island paradise with near tropicana beaches, great bars, fantastic women, and shift to the coldest parts? Where the woman are best described as robust, bars are smelly and closed by midnight, and everyone is still wearing socks and sandals??? I just don't get it.

[marty]

Would you elaborate?

i said many. not all. and i have been a position to see it first hand - forgetting what side of the road to drive on, not knowing local rules, driving way too fast for the road type. often resulting in multiple deaths/serious injury. more often though, not, however when 5 people die in 1 crash because dad couldn't remember what side of the road to drive on, or a motorcyclist is killed because someone (again) forgot where they were, i guess focusses some people on the issue of foreign drivers.