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I’ve always taken as read that if you opt for comprehensive car insurance that’s what you get, so was horrified having just changed insurer I though I’d read thru the insurance documents sent after the policy was taken out to find that comprehensive only applies to the UK, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

For Europe it states:

Different cover applies in different countries

You also have the minimum cover you need by law to drive in any country within the Green Card Free Circulation Area. This applies as long as your car is registered in the UK and is not abroad for more than

90 days, in any single policy year. However, should you require more than the 90 days you’ll need to

contact us. Any extension of cover will need to be agreed by us and you’ll be required to pay an additional premium. Just go to Your Account.

Please be aware that you will only have the minimum car insurance required by the countries in the Green Card Free Circulation Area which is usually equivalent to third-party only cover. So, you’ll be insured for damage to other people’s cars and property but not your own.

So any European trips the policy only offers third part insurance. There was simply no mention of this reduced cover in all the information prior to buying, and I’m wondering what others experience / knowledge  is. Is this 3^rd party in Europe standard practice for all car policies?

From the GTS configurator explaining the no cost option to go back to 10mm from the standard 20mm.

Electronically variable active damping system with two manually selectable modes (‘Normal’ and ‘Sport’); ride height lowered by 10 mm.
For slightly added driving comfort and ground clearance, the standard “PASM sports suspension (20 mm lowered”) is replaced with “Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) incl. ride height lowered by 10 mm” for no extra charge. With this option the ride height of the GTS 4.0 models rises compared to the standard set-up

If we're talking 718 here - the GTS comes as standard with the 20mm drop over standard, with an option to go back to 10mm.

3 hours ago, DaveEFI said:

I had a slight leak round mine on the last car. New seal was a silly price. Gummi Pflege sorted it.

Gummi Pflege is great stuff......