Car insurance moving from UK to Ireland

All UK vehicle insurance provides the minimum third party cover to drive in: the EU (including Ireland)

Vehicles from the UK can be temporarily imported into Ireland for up to 12 months. In order to stay on the right side of the law, the following documents should always be carried: A valid UK driving licence. Your motor insurance certificate in your name or as a named driver on another driver's policy.

You'll need to let us know if your name, occupation or country of residence changes. Whether it's you or your named driver, we'll need to know if there's a change to your licence in case you get pulled over by police and they need to check your details against the Motor Insurance Database.

Motor insurance requirements NI drivers (private and commercial) no longer need to carry a physical Green Card when travelling across the border into the Republic of Ireland or driving in the rest of the EU and EEA, to prove they have valid insurance cover for their vehicle.