£100 insurance fine for you all

Honest John Back Room » Motoring discussion
What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
View Threaded
Thu 24 Feb 2005 10:53
£100 insurance fine for you all - Graham
Read the Times in a coffee place this morning.

In a small column it stated that if you don't renew your insurance you will get a £100 "fine. Even if it was only a day "late" and it was parked on private property the whole time.


It was written as a fact rather than a new government proposal.

But I now can't find it in the on-line version.

Did I have a hightmare on the train? Please tell me it isn't true!
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 24 Feb 2005 10:56
£100 insurance fine for you all - Ex-Moderator
It isn't true.

That is not to say it won't be in the future, but right now it isn't true.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 24 Feb 2005 11:02
£100 insurance fine for you all - Graham
Sorry just found the other thread that talks about this.

Mods please delete?
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 24 Feb 2005 11:14
£100 insurance fine for you all - Dalglish
Read the Times in a coffee place this morning.
In a small column it stated that if you don't renew
your insurance you will get a £100 "fine. Even if it
was only a day "late" and it was parked on private
property the whole time.
It was written as a fact rather than a new government
proposal.
But I now can't find it in the on-line version.
Did I have a hightmare on the train? Please tell me
it isn't true!


the story is there, but your recollection is wrong. it is stated as "plans" not as "fact".

the link ( made unclickable to keep hj happy, i hope ;-0 )is:

w********************/newspaper/0,,173-1497124,00.html

Insurance fines
Motorists who fail to renew their insurance on time face automatic fines of £100 in Government plans to crack down on uninsured drivers. Penalties would be issued even if payment was only a day late or if vehicles were parked permanently in garages or driveways. More than one in twenty British motorists ? 1.2 million ? drives regularly while uninsured, adding £30 a year to the average policy.



Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 24 Feb 2005 11:16
£100 insurance fine for you all - Dalglish

::edit:: "the link ( made unclickable to keep hj happy, i hope ;-0 )is: "

well, well. i see that the swear filter does the unclickable bit by itself.


Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Thu 24 Feb 2005 16:54
£100 insurance fine for you all - Stuartli
If vehicles are parked permanently in garages or driveways then surely the SORN requirement would kick in...?
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Fri 25 Feb 2005 08:09
£100 insurance fine for you all - Dwight Van Driver
Legislation on this is in the pipeline.

I covered it it before.

DVD
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Fri 25 Feb 2005 09:35
£100 insurance fine for you all - mountainkat
good idea provided some time is allowed for people who genuinely forget/work away etc - system the same as the car tax "penalty" works now would be a good move, usually have 2 weeks grace & then the fines on it's way.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link

From which small car to buy at which price point to the best UK-built cars, our Top 10s have the lot. Click now for your shortlist.

Unsure of what to buy? Our Top 10s are here to help you....