At Car Tyre World we like to look after our customers and there vehicles, therefore would like to point out a few new changes in the law that may effect them.
New Changes in Law could effect quite a few motorists.
The new vehicle insurance law means that the registered keeper of a vehicle must keep it insured.
Unless they have made a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) then. If you’re not insured and haven’t made a SORN, you could face a penalty.
The new vehicle insurance law
If you’re the registered keeper of a vehicle you must keep it insured at all times.
The exceptions are:
- if you have made a SORN for the vehicle
- if your vehicle has been kept off-road since before SORN came into force on 31 January 1998 – unless it was brought back into use
- if your vehicle is recorded as stolen, passed or sold to the motor trade or between registered keepers
- if your vehicle is recorded scrapped or permanently exported by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing (DVLA)
Insurance Advisory Letters will be issued by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau to the registered keepers of uninsured vehicles. This will be following a check of the Motor Insurance Database, this is the UK’s central database. The Insurance Advisory Letters will then advise the registered keeper that their vehicle appears to have no insurance and what actions to take to avoid receiving a fixed penalty from DVLA.
If a vehicle does not have insurance, the registered keeper could:
- receive a fixed penalty fine of £100
- They could have their vehicle wheel-clamped, impounded, or destroyed
- Even face a court prosecution, with a possible max fine of £1000
The payment of a penalty still does not replace the need for motor insurance.
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