Driving without tax or MoT, Hypothetical question |
Driving without tax or MoT, Hypothetical question |
Wed, 11 Jul 2018 - 10:37
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Just a hypothetical question, but I'm curious to learn the answer, please.
I was watching Traffic Cops or something like it a few days ago. Plod seized a car from a Romanian chap as it had no tax or MoT but was insured. Can they do that, and under what legislation? I'm aware that seizure for no insurance is common, since the offence carries points and risk of disqualification, but I didn't think that was the case for moT or tax. Many thanks. |
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Wed, 11 Jul 2018 - 11:03
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The car may have been insured, but was the driver?
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Wed, 11 Jul 2018 - 11:05
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Just a hypothetical question, but I'm curious to learn the answer, please. I was watching Traffic Cops or something like it a few days ago. Plod seized a car from a Romanian chap as it had no tax or MoT but was insured. Can they do that, and under what legislation? The DVLA can seize cars for no tax, some police forces have been given delegated authority to seize untaxed cars on behalf of the DVLA, from what you say this would seem to be the most likely scenario. -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Wed, 11 Jul 2018 - 11:13
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The car may have been insured, but was the driver? What do you mean? My understanding of insurance in the UK is that a driver is insured, not a vehicle. In Europe, it's the opposite. My daughter, in Belgium, drives whatever she likes and it's the vehicles that carry the insurance. Just a hypothetical question, but I'm curious to learn the answer, please. I was watching Traffic Cops or something like it a few days ago. Plod seized a car from a Romanian chap as it had no tax or MoT but was insured. Can they do that, and under what legislation? The DVLA can seize cars for no tax, some police forces have been given delegated authority to seize untaxed cars on behalf of the DVLA, from what you say this would seem to be the most likely scenario. Thank you. That wasn't mentioned in the programme. In any case, his vehicle was seized and he had to get a taxi. |
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Wed, 11 Jul 2018 - 11:23
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Member Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 13 Nov 2013 From: UK Member No.: 66,671 |
My understanding of insurance in the UK is that a driver is insured, not a vehicle. It's both - think of it as a combination: The insurance must cover that person to drive that vehicle. It can be a policy to cover the owner to driver their own car, or a policy which allows a specific person to drive any car, or a policy which allows a specific car to be driven by anybody. Whatever the combination it must cover the specific circumstances at the time. -------------------- "Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things" - Isaac Newton
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