Clarification

[BertiWooster]

// While there is a recent piece of legislation which means that all VEHICLES on the road have to be covered by an insurance policy, //

Can someone please clarify

If your car is parked on your drive without an insurance policy covering it - is that an offence ?

[squarebear]

I would say no, as it is not on the road.

[redcrx]

your driveway isnt the road, so the vehicle would not have to have insurance

[bednobs]

ron wrote this the other day. Not sure it applies to all vehicles - what about cycles?
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question996254.html

[woozer]

I believe that all vehicles must be insured regardless of where they are kept unless you have a SORN on them.

[TonyV]

Agree with Woozer

http://uk.virginmoney...for-off-road-cars.jsp

[Buenchico]

There have been several people who've quoted from one of my posts in their questions recently, Berti. It's good to see that I'm keeping people on their toes around here ;-)

It's also good to see that both Woozer and TonyV know what I was writing about, which is confirmed in this document:
http://www.biba.org.u...es/CIELeaflet2010.pdf

While I can see some sort of logic behind the new legislation, it goes against all common sense, since the purpose of compulsory insurance is to provide cover if the driver is sued due to his negligence. It actually makes no sense to insist upon a vehicle (rather than that vehicle's driver) being insured, since you can't sue a vehicle!

[TonyV]

Buenchico
I can see the sense in the new law, basically insure it or lose it unless it is sorn