Our mission
We contribute to the protection of victims of road accidents caused by foreign vehicles in cross-border road traffic.
By being responsible for settling claims and paying compensation to victims of road accidents in Portugal caused by foreign vehicles and, at the same time, by guaranteeing the responsibility undertaken by our Associates in issuing Green Cards, namely for damage caused by a Portuguese vehicle abroad, we create a safe environment for residents of all countries that are adhering members of the Green Card System.
Main objectives
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To sign and approve Bilateral or Multilateral International Agreements with Foreign Counterpart Bureaux.
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To act as a Handling Bureau representing the legitimate interests of Insurers and Foreign Bureaux.
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To ensure the legitimate rights of victims of accidents occurred in Portugal and which are the responsibility of Insurers registered with Foreign Counterpart Bureaux.
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To represent and defend the legitimate common interests of its Associates.
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To represent the interests of the Portuguese Insurance Market in the Council of Bureaux.
Our roles
Guaranteeing Bureau
The GPCV, in its capacity as Guaranteeing Bureau, is responsible for the Green Cards issued by its associate Insurers, acting as a guarantor of their undertaken responsibility, namely for compensation for damage caused by a Portuguese vehicle abroad.
Handling Bureau
The GPCV, in its capacity as Handling Bureau, is responsible for settling claims and paying compensation to the injured parties of road accidents caused in Portugal by vehicles from foreign countries adhering to the Green Card System.
- 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.
