20th October 2020
Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurance, or Green Slip Insurance as it's known in NSW and Motor Accident Injuries Insurance in the ACT, is compulsory as the name suggests. That means it is required by law in Australia.
In some states CTP insurance might be included as part of the cost of registering your car, in other states you may have to take it out separately. Refer to your state or territory's road authority for more information.
CTP provides cover for the at-fault driver for compensation claims from people injured in a motor vehicle accident, but it doesn't cover damage to your vehicle, other vehicles or property. While not mandatory, you may also want to consider Comprehensive or Third Party Car Insurance to give you extra protection.
Note: Bingle doesn't offer CTP insurance. But we do offer Comprehensive Car Insurance and Third Party Car Insurance – keep reading to find out more.
Bingle has two kinds of car insurance – Comprehensive Car Insurance and Third Party Property Damage Insurance, also known as Third Party Car Insurance.
Comprehensive Car Insurance covers accidental loss or damage to your car, including damage caused by collisions, theft and natural events, and up to $20m legal liability cover for accidental damage to other people's vehicles and property caused by the use of your car.
There are a few optional extras available with our Comprehensive Car Insurance:
With Third Party Car Insurance, you're covered for accidental damage to someone else's vehicle or property caused by the use of your car (up to $20 million in legal liability cover).
While Third Party Car Insurance is generally cheaper than Comprehensive Car Insurance, you won't be covered by Bingle for any damage to your own car if you have an accident. You also can't add any optional extras to your policy.
For full inclusions and exclusions, please refer to the PDS.
When comparing car insurance options, ask yourself if you could realistically live without your car, or easily afford to replace it. Would you be able to maintain your work, social life, continue with your studies, and generally manage your commitments? Could you afford to repair or replace someone else's car or property if you were in an accident and deemed to be at fault? The cost of repairing an expensive car or damage to things like power poles and boom gates can really add up. Based on this, you may start to get a sense of what insurance will suit your needs.