Arc de Triomphe

[daldel]

Is it true that no motorists are covered by their Insurance to drive round this monument

[NORMANTHEDOG]

this is one of paris's busiest junctions,with 1000s of cars going round it every day,where did you hear that.

[Ethel]

You will find that a lot of insurance companies limit the insurance cover to third party only on this huge traffic roundabout.

You will be covered for damage/injury caused to other road users, but will not be able to claim against your own insurance company for damage to your own vehicle.

And if you do get a bump there, there is little or no chance of the other driver stopping, unless there is more than minor damage.

Check with your insurance company.

If you hire a car in France, they may not allow you to drive in that area of Paris.

[dukas68]

Its true

[THECORBYLOON]

I read that in the paper yesterday (I think it was).They were reviewing a book or the like (nothing like a definitive answer eh?)

[jake-the-peg]

This sounds suspiciously like an urban myth.

It may derive from the fact that European insurance legislation insists that all policies cover a driver to at least the mimimum required by law in any EU country they happen to be driving in.

Consequently if somebody nipped over to Paris and had an accident at the ADT they might have found that they were only covered 3rd party (they were only coverred 3rd party anywhere in France of course).

it's certainly not mentioned here:

http://www.discover-paris.info/france_driving. htm

or here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A190009

and I've never seen it called out in any policy I've held

Can you find it documented anywhere?

Incidently what's wrong with this picture?
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=48.873 755,2.295091&spn=0.00223,0.003712&t=k&om=1

[daldel]

i was told this by the coach driver when i visited there recently, but thought that it must be stated on your policy if true.