Motor and travel
Frontier insurance in Denmark
If you bring a foreign-registered motor vehicle into Denmark, you may be required to purchase frontier insurance. Below, you can find details on when frontier insurance is required.
When do you need a frontier insurance?
Frontier insurance in Denmark must be purchased when the following three criteria are met:
The foreign-registered motor vehicle is registered in a country that is neither part of the EU/EEA nor a party to the so-called Multilateral Agreement on deemed insurance. Frontier insurance cannot therefore be purchased if the vehicle is registered in one of the 30 EU/EEA countries, or in Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland or the United Kingdom.
Denmark is the first country within the above-mentioned area that the foreign-registered motor vehicle enters. If the motor vehicle enters any of the other 36 countries first, frontier insurance must instead be purchased in that country.
The foreign-registered motor vehicle is not already covered by motor liability insurance recognised as valid in Denmark, such as a Green Card insurance policy or a frontier insurance policy purchased in another country that provides cover in Denmark.
The frontier insurance issued by DFIM is a compulsory motor liability insurance policy that allows your motor vehicle to be driven legally in Denmark, throughout the EU/EEA and in Switzerland.
What does frontier insurance cost?
The price depends on the type of vehicle and the number of months the insurance is valid (always full months). If you wish to renew your policy, please do so before the policy expires – otherwise you must take out a new policy, at an extra cost.
Once payment has been received, DFIM will send the policy to you by email or to your Danish address.
Frontier insurance is issued for a minimum of one month at a time and must be renewed before it expires.
Important information
Vehicles with an unladen weight of up to 3,500 kg are classified and priced as passenger cars
Vehicles with up to 9 persons including the driver are classified and priced as passenger cars
DFIM only provides the legally required third-party liability insurance – not comprehensive (casco) insurance
Geographical coverage applies throughout the EU/EEA and Switzerland
Price list
Category | First month | Subsequent months | 1 year |
A. Passenger car | 800 DKK / 120 EUR | 500 DKK / 70 EUR | 5,500 DKK / 700 EUR |
B. Motorcycle | 600 DKK / 80 EUR | 250 DKK / 35 EUR | 2,300 DKK / 300 EUR |
C. Lorry / tractor | 2,700 DKK / 380 EUR | 1,700 DKK / 35 EUR | 18,200 DKK / 2,400 EUR |
D. Moped | 450 DKK / 65 EUR | 160 DKK / 20 EUR | 1,100 DKK / 150 EUR |
E. Bus | 2,650 DKK / 360 EUR | 1,200 DKK / 160 EUR | 13,700 DKK / 1,800 EUR |
Need help with frontier insurance?
Call us Monday–Thursday 8:30–16:00 and Friday 8:30–15:00.