Can I get Motorcycle insurance for a hired motorcycle in Thailand?
Monday, March 15th, 2010 at
2:27 am
I am planning to spend two weeks in Phuket and intend to hire a motorcycle. Is there anyway i can get compriensive insurance for this?
Thanks Phil
usually, wherever you are renting the moto-cyyy - will offer insurance as they at least want the value of the moto covered. What you need is first class insurance because if you are involved in an accident, you could be blamed for all damages ot everyone else involved.
Best advice - don’t attempt this feat here. Find another way if you are not familiar with the habits of the drivers here. If you are familiar with their ways, then you know that there are no rules of the road out there - and every time the rest of us do go out, we come back w/stories that start with "you’ll never believe what this idiot did!!"
Even with insurance you may have to pay for damages in an accident. An insurance company would settle things but if you want to go back home on time you may have to pay first. When a foreigner gets in an accident with a Thai national that Thai is afraid you will fly home leaving him with damages. That is of course if you don’t manage to kill yourself first!
http://gothailand.about.com/b/2009/08/28/motorbike-accidents-killed-hundreds-of-tourists-in-thailand-last-year.htm
http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-spate-crashes-kill-briton-thais-12164/
http://phuketwan.com/tourism/young-australian-killed-motorcycle-mishap-11225/
http://thailandtonight.blogspot.com/2009/05/two-men-from-wales-killed-in-pattaya.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article6809524.ece
Many of these tourists killed driving motorcycles were experienced riders and used to driving on the same side of the road as the Thais do!
Stay safe, oh yeah, if you do rent a bike anyway check out health and personal injury insurance too!