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Do you want to find the Portuguese correspondent of a foreign insurer to report and handle a traffic accident in Portugal?
- The search result shows the current correspondent of the selected insurer. If your search returns Portuguese Green Card Bureau (GPCV), this means that the foreign insurer does not have an correspondent in Portugal, in which case the GPCV or a GPCV appointed entity will handle your claim.
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Have you had an accident with a foreign vehicle?
We can help you and answer all your questions. Find out what to do in the event of an accident involving a foreign registered vehicle, whether in Portugal or abroad
Accident in Portugal
Accident abroad
Have you had an accident with a foreign vehicle?
We can help you and answer all your questions. Find out what to do in the event of an accident involving a foreign registered vehicle, whether in Portugal or abroad
Accident in Portugal
Accident abroad
What do you know about the Green Card?
What do you know about the Green Card?
Find out about GPCV
We are the Portuguese Green Card Bureau (GPCV) and the representatives of the Green Card System
We are the Portuguese National Insurance Service, within the international motor third party liability insurance system, commonly known as the Green Card System. We represent all insurers authorised to sell motor vehicle insurance in Portugal.
These insurers selling motor third party liability insurance in Portugal are our Associates.
- If it is not possible to identify the vehicle that caused the accident, or if, within 2 months of its occurrence, it is not possible to identify the Insurer, submit a claim for compensation to the FGA (Motor Guarantee Fund).
- If you know the name of the Insurer of the vehicle responsible and its claims representative in Portugal, submit your claim to the latter.
- If you know the name of the Insurer of the vehicle responsible, but it has no designated claims representative in Portugal, submit your claim to the FGA (Motor Guarantee Fund).
- If you know the name of the Insurer of the vehicle responsible for the accident and the name of its correspondent in Portugal, make a claim for damages to the latter.
- If you do not know either of them, contact the GPCV. Contacts.
- If there is an appointed correspondent, submit your claim for damages to it; if there is no appointed correspondent, the claim must be submitted to the GPCV, which will follow-up on the process.
- If the foreign third party does not have insurance but is usually based on a country signatory to the Multilateral Agreement (Section III of the Internal Regulations), the GPCV will respond to your claim.
Does the Green Card have to be printed on green paper?
The Green Card hasn’t been printed on green paper in Portugal since 2021. Therefore, nowadays, the document should more accurately be called the International Motor Insurance Certificate.
My policy also covers own damage. Is this cover valid in all the countries not crossed out in the Green Card?
No. One thing is mandatory third party liability cover and another is optional cover (own damage); they do not apply equally to all territories. The Green Card covers mandatory third party liability only and this is valid for all countries whose acronym is not crossed out. To learn about the territories where own damage applies, please check the special and particular conditions of your insurance policy or contact your insurer or insurance broker.
Are victims of traffic accidents protected if the insurer of the vehicle responsible is declared insolvent?
In the event of insolvency or liquidation of the insurer responsible for payment, injured parties will not be left without compensation. Injured parties can claim compensation directly from the insolvency body in their Member State of residence, which in Portugal is the Motor Guarantee Fund (FGA).
This measure was introduced by the 6th Motor Insurance Directive, transposed into Portuguese law by Decree-Law No. 26/2025 of March 20, which introduced amendments to Decree-Law No. 291/2007 of August 21.
Do you know which country each Green Card initial corresponds to?
A – Austria
AL – Albania
AND – Andorra
AZ – Azerbaijan
B – Belgium
BG – Bulgaria
BIH – Bosnia and Herzegovina
BY – Belarus
CH – Switzerland
CY – Cyprus
CZ – Czech Rep.
D – Germany
DK – Denmark
E – Spain
EST – Estonia
F – France
FIN – Finland
GR – Greece
H – Hungary
HR – Croatia
I – Italy
IR – Iran
IRL – Ireland
IS – Iceland
L – Luxembourg
LT – Lithuania
LV – Latvia
M – Malta
MA – Morocco
MD – Moldova
MK – North Macedonia
MNE – Montenegro
N – Norway
NL – Netherlands
P – Portugal
PL – Poland
RO – Romania
RUS – Russia
S – Sweden
SRB – Serbia
SK – Slovakia
SLO – Slovenia
TN – Tunísia
TR – Turkey
UA – Ukraine
UK – United Kingdom
How can I check if a certain foreign insurer has designated a claims representative in Portugal?
Search claims representatives of foreign insurers here.
How long are the terms of office of the members of the statutory bodies?
The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors, the Fiscal Council and the General Assembly is three years.
I am a resident of Portugal and I had an accident abroad (in an EEA country). What do I do? If I did not even manage to identify the vehicle responsible, what should I do?
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I had an accident in Portugal involving a foreign vehicle. What should I do? If the foreign third party does not have insurance, who pays for my losses?
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My policy has the minimum cover mandatory in Portugal. However, I had an accident abroad where personal injury liability is unlimited. Should I be worried?
No. Whenever you travel abroad, your liability is, at least, the mandatory minimum liability established in the legislation of the country you are visiting, even if your policy covers a lower amount. If the driver of a motor vehicle covered by a Portuguese insurance policy, with mandatory minimum cover, causes bodily injuries in France (where liability is unlimited) of a value exceeding your liability, your Insurer will cover such damages (or, if everything else fails, GPCV will cover them, as the ultimate guarantor).