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My son has just arrived in New York and wants to purchase a van. He tried to obtain insurance coverage today. But, he was unable to do so with British driving licence. Please advise. He will be in U.S. for 3 months

Unfortunately, your son is going to have a very difficult time trying to purchase insurance. Many insurance companies will not accept a foreign or international driver's license. The insurance companies that accept a foreign or international driver's license to purchase an insurance policy will require him to purchase a valid U.S. driver's license within thirty days of the policy's inception date. Otherwise, they will cancel the policy. Also, I do not know of any insurance companies who will write an insurance policy for anything less than 6 months.

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car insurance commentsPlease post a list of insurance companies that are responsive to international license holders. The purpose of your web site is matching with insurance companies. There are many potential customers who are interested in this service. Most US insurance companies, for all the blabber about "globalization," run away shrieking when confronted with an international drivers license, and flatly refuse to process an application. Go ahead, ask your insurance company customers--the ones that understand the needs of international drivers will profit, and so will you.
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This car insurance question was asked on 9/29/2005
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