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Nickbat

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No insurance
« on: 09 January 2011, 22:02:14 »
Say you own a car, which has an MoT and Tax. You have parked it outside your home, but are unable to drive it until you have saved up enough money to pay the insurance renewal.

Can the authorities clamp/seize/destroy your parked vehicle?

No, not at the moment...

However, they will be able to do so very soon under the Continuous Insurance Enforcement legislation which is shortly be enacted.

 :o :o :o :o

Discovered via the excellent Anna Raccoon. :y

http://www.annaraccoon.com/politics/the-new-year-crush-to-get-insured/

Confirmed here:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Motorinsurance/DG_186696


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Re: No insurance
« Reply #1 on: 09 January 2011, 22:04:31 »
I didn't think you could park your car on a public road if it wasn't insured anyway  :question
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« Reply #2 on: 09 January 2011, 22:06:39 »
well this is the conservatives for you they promised to do it as part of there manfesto..and hey preto  :y
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« Reply #3 on: 09 January 2011, 22:08:50 »
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I didn't think you could park your car on a public road if it wasn't insured anyway  :question[/quote

you can't but these barstewards want powers to enter into a locked garage and tow your car away and crush it/sell it if it will bring more than £2000 at auction :y
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« Reply #4 on: 09 January 2011, 22:10:47 »
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I didn't think you could park your car on a public road if it wasn't insured anyway  :question

OK, maybe you're right. In your driveway, then. Either way, if you don't have it SORN'd, then it's off to the scrap heap.
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« Reply #5 on: 09 January 2011, 22:13:44 »
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I didn't think you could park your car on a public road if it wasn't insured anyway  :question[/quote

you can't but these barstewards want powers to enter into a locked garage and tow your car away and crush it/sell it if it will bring more than £2000 at auction :y


I've seen some rubbish posted on the forum .. but THAT just about wins hands down.

Just where/why did you decide to make up that story ???
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I didn't think you could park your car on a public road if it wasn't insured anyway  :question[/quote

you can't but these barstewards want powers to enter into a locked garage and tow your car away and crush it/sell it if it will bring more than £2000 at auction :y


I've seen some rubbish posted on the forum .. but THAT just about wins hands down.

Just where/why did you decide to make up that story ???


You tell him Entwood.   :D :D :-X
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Re: No insurance
« Reply #7 on: 09 January 2011, 22:17:35 »
as usual , the usual newspaper scaremongering.

read this in the pub this afternoon with the same "how dare they" reation.

but on reading your second link from the gov direct, if its not sorn, then it should be insured.

classic car / summer sports car driver wont be afected if its sorn.

saying that. if birmingham had let the cameras installed at great cost be used instead of bowing to pc,using existing legistlation. new laws wouldnt/ are not reqd.

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Re: No insurance
« Reply #8 on: 09 January 2011, 22:17:42 »
aint making it up mate it is too stop uninsured drivers  :y...they also want to stop the pre 1972 free tax ruling!!
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Re: No insurance
« Reply #9 on: 09 January 2011, 22:20:37 »
I really can't see what this will do to tackle uninsured drivers, TBH. Just seems it will generate more paperwork for the DVLA because any time a car owner has a car uninsured for any period of time and for any reason they MUST SORN it, only to tax it again once they have insured it again.

Whereas.. uninsured drivers always diligently tax their vehicles, of course. ::)

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Re: No insurance
« Reply #10 on: 09 January 2011, 22:23:51 »
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but on reading your second link from the gov direct, if its not sorn, then it should be insured...

My motorbike is taxed in the garage but has not MOT or insurance but hasn't been on the road illegally. So do I have to crush it?
 DVLA have made money out of me being lazy.
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Re: No insurance
« Reply #11 on: 09 January 2011, 22:24:24 »
As I've argued a billion times in pubs and on forums.......... why not include the Road Fund Licence in the cost of Insurance?

You cant legally park/drive a car on the public highway without either, so combine the cost and save a load of effort/paperwork.

The government (or their advisers) are a bunch of retards.
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Re: No insurance
« Reply #12 on: 09 January 2011, 22:28:03 »
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Either way, if you don't have it SORN'd, then it's off to the scrap heap.

Yes, that's the way I read it and it will be up to the individual to apply for the SORN as reminders will not be sent out.

It's another piece of cack-handed legislation spewed out by those who wish to control by way of database rather than have people on the ground looking for offenders.

Another bloody shambles in this form-filling, internet driven, database obsessed, everything including arse-wiping age we now inhabit.
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Re: No insurance
« Reply #13 on: 09 January 2011, 22:28:57 »
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as usual , the usual newspaper scaremongering.

read this in the pub this afternoon with the same "how dare they" reation.

but on reading your second link from the gov direct, if its not sorn, then it should be insured.

classic car / summer sports car driver wont be afected if its sorn.

saying that. if birmingham had let the cameras installed at great cost be used instead of bowing to pc,sing existing legistlation. new laws wouldnt/ are not reqd.



it is not scare mongering..it was part of this idiot goverments manifesto...so big clap for every one who voted for them    :y
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« Reply #14 on: 09 January 2011, 22:29:19 »
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I really can't see what this will do to tackle uninsured drivers, TBH. Just seems it will generate more paperwork for the DVLA because any time a car owner has a car uninsured for any period of time and for any reason they MUST SORN it, only to tax it again once they have insured it again.

Whereas.. uninsured drivers always diligently tax their vehicles, of course. ::)

Kevin

I have to say that Kevin gets it spot on...again.  ;)

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