Car / motorbike insurance

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vintage61
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Car / motorbike insurance

Post by vintage61 »

Hi, can anyone recommend an English speaking insurance agent/company in the area?

Thanks
maccasa
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Re: Car / motorbike insurance

Post by maccasa »

Jim Player Lda in Almancil - Gave me the lowest quotes and best options of 8 companies I tried.

insure-player@mail.telepac.pt OR insurance-algarve.com
shanagarry
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Post by shanagarry »

Try http://www.abbeygateportugal.com - they are forever advertising on the radio - my insurance is due next month so I will try them - as well as the others suggested :)
alf1956
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Post by alf1956 »

i have used abbeygate fro my car insurance for the past 2 years&found them very good service&price wise.i insure an audi tt just third party only for any driver over the age of 30 it costs me 380 euros per year
snowytheboy
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Post by snowytheboy »

It's a brave man insuring a nice car like that on third part only - below is a comment from a thread on another site. Turns out the guy who wrote it also only had third party.

I was recently hit by a truck coming towards me on the wrong side of a mountain road near Monchique. Fault 100% his.
He drove off without stopping but I got his matriculation/reg number. The police haven’t been able to trace the truck, so either I got a couple of the letters wrong or it was a false plate, therefore the probability of finding him is apparently very low and I was advised to start looking for him myself (which I am trying to make the time for, without a car).
My insurance won’t pay.
The damage to my car is several thousand euros and is about the figure I paid for it, just 3 months ago. I spent months saving for it.
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