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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / October 2004

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Insurance in the outback

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mE - 15 Oct 2004 08:01 GMT
Can anyone tell me what the go is with insurance when i go on my around
australia trip? a standard policy would be based on claims in my addressed
area, value of the car and my details but when i go away ill always be on
the move... and what about river crossings, sand dunes, roll overs (offroady
stuff basically)?
Jim - 15 Oct 2004 09:04 GMT
Good question as many are in the same situation. Its a minefield. Mine
covers me anywhere in Australia. But it doesnt cover recovery or
accomodation costs etc etc. World assist ??  is one company in this field, I
emailed them with no response some time ago. Let us know how you go, I
suspect that a few of us are waiting to see the posts and outcomes.
Cheers
Jim
> Can anyone tell me what the go is with insurance when i go on my around
> australia trip? a standard policy would be based on claims in my addressed
> area, value of the car and my details but when i go away ill always be on
> the move... and what about river crossings, sand dunes, roll overs (offroady
> stuff basically)?
Biggus... - 15 Oct 2004 12:05 GMT
>  a standard policy would be based on claims in my addressed area, value of the car and my details but when i go away ill always be on the move...
Why would it be any different to a week interstate on holidays?

> and what about river crossings, sand dunes, roll overs (offroady stuff basically)?
ASk your insurance company, and get it in writing.
mE - 19 Oct 2004 22:38 GMT
>>  a standard policy would be based on claims in my addressed area, value
>> of the car and my details but when i go away ill always be on the move...
> Why would it be any different to a week interstate on holidays?

its not a week interstate. i want to spend two or so years camping away from
home doing things to my car that isnt done by regular "toorak truckers"

>> and what about river crossings, sand dunes, roll overs (offroady stuff
>> basically)?
> ASk your insurance company, and get it in writing.
/dave - 19 Oct 2004 23:56 GMT
>>> a standard policy would be based on claims in my addressed area, value
>>>of the car and my details but when i go away ill always be on the move...
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>>>basically)?
>>ASk your insurance company, and get it in writing.

off topic a little, but a bit of insurance (useless?) info:

I know that the likes of NRMA, Suncorp, ANZ etc wont cover you even if
you put a tyre on to a dirt road. (Dirt road being a track, not a gravel
road.) They hate under 25's, and they hate 4wd's, and they all
especially hate a 23 year old driving a lift'd soft-top'd turbo'd 4wd.

Seven years later...

After being ditched by TCIS last year, it took me around a week and 15
to 20 phone calls to find a mob who'd cover a soft top vehicle
_anywhere_ except on a competition course. Finally got on to a bloke who
owned the same rare-ish soft top vehicle as mine and he got me on to a
mob in Brisbane. This mob (Insurance Advisernet) will cover a vehicle
that is written off/destroyed or stolen "anywhere on a map". So that
couts the moon out of the question. "Anywhere" is on or off road. I
asked their definition of "off road". Their reply: Anywhere, track or no
track, road or no road, scrub bashing at its finest, and even driving to
a compeition event in a competition vehicle. But actual competition work
is out of the question, which is understandable. And got all of the
above in writing, signed and co-signed.

Think DGA insurance (ex ARB insurance?) will also cover the same, or
close to it, but they were twice the price and ditched even quicker.

If you've got a standard production vehicle, (ie no Hilatroveruiser
[hilux/patrol/rover/cruiser hybrid), try TCIS. They usually cover
reasonably well for normal people who have normal 4wd's. (I call them
boring!. Go the hybrids!).
mE - 20 Oct 2004 09:14 GMT
Excellent!!!

Thanks for that! I'll poke around tcis first i think and see what they say
(22yo).

Gareth

>>>> a standard policy would be based on claims in my addressed area, value
>>>> of the car and my details but when i go away ill always be on the
[quoted text clipped - 36 lines]
> reasonably well for normal people who have normal 4wd's. (I call them
> boring!. Go the hybrids!).
kevcat - 21 Oct 2004 06:39 GMT
RACQ will cover you for any offroad as long as there is a visable track,
you will need to be a member

my 100 series is $401/year with 40yo rating one driver

I do believe though that they are loath to insure any of the grey
imports(even though most 4WDs are imported anyway)
but turbos(diesels only) and other 4WD mods are usually ok

it does appear that new vehicles are no more expensive to insure than
much older cars

my BA Ford is only $360/yr, my old 84 XE was $357/yr
the 99 model cruiser is $401/yr, my old 4Runner turbo was $370/yr

Kev

> Excellent!!!
>
[quoted text clipped - 43 lines]
> > reasonably well for normal people who have normal 4wd's. (I call them
> > boring!. Go the hybrids!).
quietguy - 25 Oct 2004 09:02 GMT
I would check out the NRMA as well - lots of us drive on tracks
regularly, without going out to the real sticks - eg I often use a track
going to work, a track getting to my front door, and I live in rural SW
NSW.  I will have a look at my policy though - if it aint on there then
it dont count.

David

> RACQ will cover you for any offroad as long as there is a visable track,
> you will need to be a member
[quoted text clipped - 60 lines]
> > > reasonably well for normal people who have normal 4wd's. (I call them
> > > boring!. Go the hybrids!).

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Jim - 26 Oct 2004 09:45 GMT
A term I have heard  them use is "gazetted road or track ". How are you
supposed to know whats gazetted or not ?

Cheers
Jim
Wesley - 26 Oct 2004 17:05 GMT
Check out a cadastral map at your State mapping department.  You will see
surveyed roads.  From here a question for the friendly counter staff and
they should be able to search up whether the road is gazetted or not.

>A term I have heard  them use is "gazetted road or track ". How are you
> supposed to know whats gazetted or not ?
>
> Cheers
> Jim
 
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