Green card under martial law

Ukrainian insurance for 2022 has undergone some changes. In particular, it has become possible to buy a Green Card during martial law online. This helps Ukrainians traveling abroad to comply with local legislation.

Why buy a Green Card?

There are several reasons why you should only drive outside Ukraine with a Green Card: 

1. The amount of fines. It depends on the country: if in the Czech Republic you will have to pay about 1,500 UAH for not having car insurance, then, for example, in Poland, Germany or Spain these amounts are much higher - over 49,000, 69,000 and 58,000 UAH (converted into euros, at the time of preparation of the material the NBU exchange rate was 38.79 UAH/1 euro) respectively.
2. If there is no insurance, the police can arrest and seize the car, in some cases the car owner is threatened with deportation from the country where he violated the law in this way.
3. The cost of car repairs. Abroad, it costs much more than in Ukraine. Accordingly, the Green Card allows you to avoid significant financial costs if you are the culprit in a road accident.
4. The Ukrainian insurance company you choose will provide support in the event of a road accident.

In addition, we recommend that you buy a Green Card online in advance, because if you apply for a paper policy when crossing the border, it may be more expensive.

International motor insurance in 5 minutes

Thanks to modern digital technologies and the capabilities of the Ukrainian banking system, you can purchase insurance in 5 minutes. All you need is a PC, tablet or smartphone and Internet access.

To find out the cost of a Green Card, go to the website Parasol.ua. Here are the offers of insurance companies that have a license to sell Green Cards for vehicles.

Next:

• select the type of vehicle you plan to insure;
• indicate the insurance validity period - the required period of time from 15 days to 1 year;
• compare the price offers of insurance companies and read about the reliability of each of these insurers;
• select the insurance company and proceed to the policy registration.

Pay attention to the correctness of the specified data, especially the e-mail, since the insurance company will send the completed insurance to it after you pay for it.

Countries where the Green Card is valid

According to MTIBU, currently 44 countries are included in the international Green Card system. Among them, in particular, are Ukraine, countries of the European Union, Asia and Africa. You can check whether the country you need is on this list by following this link.

How to apply for a Green Card abroad?

If you are staying outside Ukraine longer than your Green Card for your vehicle is valid, we recommend that you take advantage of the opportunity and purchase this insurance online. It is important to understand that this must be done in the country where the vehicle is registered, that is, with a Ukrainian insurer.

When you plan to visit not one, but several countries that are part of the Green Card system, this must be reflected in the policy. For example, on the Parasol.ua website, all of Europe is included in one system, so you do not need to independently choose the countries where you will travel by car.

Among the parameters that you should also pay attention to is the validity period of the insurance contract. It must correspond to the period of your stay (together with the vehicle) outside Ukraine.

I want to check the validity of the policy

There will be no problems with this. To do this, you need to go to the website Central database of MTSBU, where all information about international insurance policies is stored. Next, you need to enter the insurance number and select the date you are interested in. The search is automatic and takes no more than a minute. By the way, this way you can check the availability of insurance for any car. If a person has taken care of buying a green card, the system will show this.