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Do you need a game licence to validate insurance?

Is it true that if you're involved in a shooting accident and don't possess a current game licence, your shooting insurance is invalid?

Time Well Spent
Time Well Spent September 14, 2007

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DAVID FROST says: No, it isn’t. This story was put round a few years ago, possibly with the intention of frightening a few people into taking out a game licence.

BASC, who are the main providers of shooting insurance, have made it clear that failure to have a game licence will not invalidate a claim.

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