Car insurance

[Suetheramble]

Not sure if I am in the right section for this but I have brought a new car and transferred my insurance to it. Can I leave my car in the road if it is taxed Mot etc - everything but the insurance?
Thanks

[hc4361]

No. Your vehicle must be insured to be parked on the public highway.

[Suetheramble]

Thank you

[sambro]

how do you know

[ACB312]

brought a new car and transferred my insurance to it. Can I leave my car in the road if it is taxed Mot etc - everything but the insurance?
Thanks

Brought a new car? - Do you mean bought a new car? Transferred my insurance to it? So did you contact your insurance company and tell them about your new car? Did they say your new car is covered and you arranged to pay any difference in premium, and a certificate of insurance is in the post? Sorry, don't understand the question. Cheers, Andy

[jake-the-peg]

No a car must be insured if it's "in use" and there was a case a few years back where a judge defined parked on a public road as "in use". I think it was toughened up in the 2006 road safety act too.

So yes both need to be insured.

There are a number of companies that do short term insurance - google that and you'll find a few

Like http://www.dayinsure.com/

[gouldc]

The Road Traffic Act states that it is an offence to keep, use, or allow to be used an uninusred vehicle on the public road.

The reasoning behind this is that if the car is kept on the road, and say the handbrake fails, causing the car to roll and collide with an object or person, there is no insurance in force to cover this incident as per the law.

Technically, you could argue that this could happen if the car was on a driveway as well, but there you go

[Suetheramble]

Thank you. Now parked in my garage.