Can I download my green card?
Most insurer no longer send the green card, but make sure you can download it online. The green card is an international certificate of insurance. After taking out a car insurance policy, your intermediary or insurer will send you the green card. Often this is via e-mail, but you can usually also download it from the insurer's website. You can then print the green card yourself and keep it. In the Netherlands you are not obliged to keep the green card in the car, but in some other countries you are. A digital green card will then not suffice. In this article we explain how to download your green card.
Green card no longer green since July 1, 2020
In the past, the green card always had to be printed on green paper. Hence the name green card. However, since July 1, 2020, this has changed. This is due to digitalization at insurer. Nowadays, the green card may also be printed on white paper. This means that many insurers no longer send the green card, but ensure that you can download and print it yourself. It is expected that in the future the green card will only be used digitally, but that is not the case at the moment. In the Netherlands the digital green card is just valid, but in some other countries a paper green card is still mandatory.
Download and print your own green card
Some European countries still require you to carry a paper green card. Here, a digital green card is not accepted. However, the paper green card does not have to be green, as a black and white printout is also valid. That means you can download and print the green card yourself. You need a paper green card in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Macedonia, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey and Belarus. In Bulgaria, a paper green card is not required but is recommended.
Download via insurer
Usually the insurer will send you the green card by e-mail, but you can also often download it from the insurer's website. Here you often have a personal area where you can log in to look at your insurance information. Here you will also find, for example, your policy conditions and other issues surrounding your car insurance. You get the green card at the start of your insurance. A green card is basically valid for one year. However, most green cards are valid for 13 months. Every year, when you renew your insurance, you will automatically receive a new green card from the insurer.
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