Car Insurance Checks

[whiskeryron]

About time too.Ron.

New fines for letting car insurance lapse
Warning! Vehicles must ALWAYS be insured unless kept 'off-road'

car insurance rulesThe new Continuous Insurance Enforcement says from spring (exact date TBC) all cars, bikes & motor homes must be insured - even if no-one drives 'em. Beware of yours lapsing while on hols or in hospital.

The only way out is to apply for a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) declaring it's not in use.

The aim's to crack down on 2m uninsured drivers bymatching a database of cars to insured drivers. If there's no match, it'll warn people, then fine 'em (see car insurance rules).

From a MoneySaving perspective, this means search for the new cheapest BEFORE renewal, or you'll end up auto-renewing to stop a fine.

[bednobs]

hasn't it always been you have to insure your car unless it's off the road?

[ummmm]

I thought so...

[ladybird49]

Yes , if its off the road say on your driveway it must either be insured or sorn , new rules

[deggers316]

the government will not make it compulsory to make insurance company's issue an insurance disc like a tax disc then traffic wardens could report cars for not being insured etc .these are compulsory in some eu counties why not ours

[deggers316]

also if your not insured you cant tax your car either as there checked for that and a current motif you do apply for car tax

[SIRandyraven]

Some people don't insure a car and leave it on the drive.
Then someone who has insurance to drive any car , can then drive the car.
This will put a block on that.