It will be illegal to own an uninsured car
It will be illegal to own an uninsured car
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luckyone

Original Poster:

1,086 posts

255 months

Wednesday 4th April 2007
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www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/070404_uninsured.shtml

Good intentions but for those like me who have lots of cars off the road being re-built not so good...

dutch paul

131 posts

256 months

Wednesday 4th April 2007
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luckyone said:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/070404_uninsured.shtml

Good intentions but for those like me who have lots of cars off the road being re-built not so good...


Why would it not be good for you?
If you read the 4th paragraph, you can declare your cars as offroad - same as SORN for road tax????

luckyone

Original Poster:

1,086 posts

255 months

Wednesday 4th April 2007
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dutch paul said:
luckyone said:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/070404_uninsured.shtml

Good intentions but for those like me who have lots of cars off the road being re-built not so good...


Why would it not be good for you?
If you read the 4th paragraph, you can declare your cars as offroad - same as SORN for road tax????

Ah that's new, well no problem then

SEN 18

1,247 posts

235 months

Thursday 5th April 2007
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luckyone said:
dutch paul said:
luckyone said:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/070404_uninsured.shtml

Good intentions but for those like me who have lots of cars off the road being re-built not so good...


Why would it not be good for you?
If you read the 4th paragraph, you can declare your cars as offroad - same as SORN for road tax????

Ah that's new, well no problem then

Problems still there TBs going to tax the air we breathe next.




Edited by SEN 18 on Thursday 5th April 00:26

batfink

1,032 posts

281 months

Thursday 5th April 2007
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surely people who drive with no insurance dont buy tax or bother with an mot, so the cars are probably sorn'ed already and they will need to be caught in the act so to speak.

Just like now......

So really although its a good idea its a complete waste of time and effort

fidgits

17,202 posts

252 months

Thursday 5th April 2007
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well yeah, when they announced it on the radio, they had some guy who said he got done for driving without insurance, got a 3 year ban, then a month later got caught again, another 3 year ban... then 6 months later, 5 year ban.

He simply said, I dont have a license, why am i going to bother with insurance or MoT...

Cotty

41,854 posts

307 months

Friday 20th April 2007
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luckyone said:
dutch paul said:
luckyone said:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/070404_uninsured.shtml

Good intentions but for those like me who have lots of cars off the road being re-built not so good...


Why would it not be good for you?
If you read the 4th paragraph, you can declare your cars as offroad - same as SORN for road tax????

Ah that's new, well no problem then


Just out of interest have a look into just fire and theft insurance (no need for third party if its not being driven. Its usually cheap as chips, just in case someone steals your car/parts from your garage/lockup or you get careless with a welder.

Balmoral Green

42,554 posts

271 months

Friday 20th April 2007
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luckyone said:
dutch paul said:
luckyone said:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/070404_uninsured.shtml

Good intentions but for those like me who have lots of cars off the road being re-built not so good...


Why would it not be good for you?
If you read the 4th paragraph, you can declare your cars as offroad - same as SORN for road tax????

Ah that's new, well no problem then

That was well spotted, might have had to start a petition otherwise (just like all those other petitons where they didnt bother to read the 4th paragraph either).

Yes, I know i'm getting boring now.

BO55 VXR

4,373 posts

274 months

Friday 20th April 2007
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Would you class a pure "track car" as SORN?

herewego

8,814 posts

236 months

Saturday 21st April 2007
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BO55 VXR said:
Would you class a pure "track car" as SORN?

Only if it's SORNed. If it's never been registered then SORN is irrelevant. If it's registered as a road car but was taken off the road before the SORN system came in then it does not need to be SORNed. If it has been taken of the road since the SORN system came in then you would have received a notification of requirement to SORN and possibly a fine for not doing it.

lookrightfirst

413 posts

268 months

Thursday 3rd May 2007
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excuse me but is declaring SORN not the same as having to prove your innocence?

EH?

think about it, it's contrary to English Law

Soop Dogg

411 posts

258 months

Friday 4th May 2007
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Eh?

I don't really see too much of a problem here other than tha fact that we'll be compelled to insure cars that are off the road.

I took one of my cars off the road over the winter. I insured it under a 'Laid up car' policy. These cover you for Fire, Theft and Accidental Damage but obviously not road risks. It usually works out to cost about £10 for every £1000 of insured value. These policies are for 12 months with no cancellation rebates, so if you put it back on the road and then take it off again a few months later, you can still cancel & claim a rebate on your normal road risks policy and the car will still be covered on your 12 month laid up policy.

But as I see it, these policies are just good sense unless you think you can afford to lose the car.

Plus, nobody's saying you need to have a normal road risks policy for a car that you are keeping off the road.