{"id":1453,"date":"2021-02-25T10:05:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanguard.co.uk\/knowledgebase\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:03:19","slug":"what-is-a-green-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanguard.co.uk\/knowledgebase\/motorhome-insurance\/motorhome-insurance-travel\/what-is-a-green-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need a Green Card?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission announced that from August 2021, UK drivers will <strong>no longer need a Green Card<\/strong> to show proof of insurance when taking their vehicles into an EU country (or Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Serbia, Andorra or Liechtenstein). You can find out more here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/vehicle-insurance\/driving-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vehicle insurance: Driving abroad.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving a motorhome in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re driving your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanguard.co.uk\/news\/european-motorhome-travel-and-green-cards-19122\/\">motorhome or campervan in the EU<\/a>, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia and Switzerland, your motorhome insurance documents will be sufficient and will give you the same level of cover that you have in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>From January 1st, 2022 we will no longer send a Green Card to motorhome insurance policyholders who have EU cover.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need a copy of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanguard.co.uk\/motorhome-insurance\/\">motorhome insurance<\/a> (including your certificate of insurance) to prove you\u2019re insured for driving in the EU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I need a Green Card for a trailer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No<\/p>\n<h3>More EU travel information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanguard.co.uk\/news\/european-motorhome-travel-and-green-cards-19122\/\">There\u2019s more information about EU travel rules here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission announced that from August 2021, UK drivers will no longer need a Green Card to show proof of insurance when taking their vehicles into an EU country (or Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Serbia, Andorra or Liechtenstein). You can find out more here:\u00a0Vehicle insurance: Driving abroad. 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