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beast5680:
Heard on the news this morning it will soon become illegal to own a car if its not insured :shock: .This is apparently to clamp down on uninsured drivers but what will this mean for the thousands of landys etc which are owned but not used or insured but you have as projects/spares vehicles etc?

drmike:
You have to hope that it doesn't apply to SORN vehicles. Otherwise it will just have to be quietly dropped.

The government must have all the important issues under control I guess if they can find time for this.

Mike

beast5680:
as far as i could make out it applys to All vehicles

beast5680:
found more info maybe if sorned you will be ok

Uninsured drivers are to face automatic fines of at least £60 in an attempt to reduce rising levels of illegal driving in the UK.
New laws being announced by the government will give police access to insurance company records.

Currently police have to catch uninsured drivers using their cars in order to prosecute them.

But the new powers will make it illegal to own a car without insuring it or declaring that it is not being used.

As well as the fines, the new powers will mean uninsured drivers could have their vehicles seized or crushed.

BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds says the estimated one million uninsured drivers in the UK cost law-abiding motorists £30 each in extra insurance premiums each year.

Uninsured drivers are also more likely to have accidents and police say they often commit more serious offences.

The planned change will mean police can automatically send out fines based on insurance company records.

Cameras that can read number plates - such as those used in London's congestion charging zone - will also be used to trap uninsured drivers.

In August, figures showed that the number of uninsured drivers on London's roads had risen by 40 per cent between 2001 and 2003, double the average for England and Wales.

Bush Tucker Man:

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But the new powers will make it illegal to own a car without insuring it or declaring that it is not being used.

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The first thing they need to decide is what exactly constiutes a 'car'. Is is that complete (bar a number plate) Series 2 in the garage, or the 12 boxes of bits & chassis in the corner??

Isn't it true that at the moment, if an uninsured driver is stopped & ticketed, he (usually a he) is free to drive off, so long as the 'pull is for no other offence?

Look on the bright side, it might knock our insurance premiums down :D
Oh yeah!?! :lol:  
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