jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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Hi Guys,
Over the last month we've been tracking developments in this situation and felt it best to let you know what's being introduced.
Things are shortly going to become even more bureaucratic. The EU directive that resulted in our government making the Motor Insurers database a legal requirement started the ball rolling and Insurers have a legal requirement to place all details upon the database within 14 days of policy inception, which is changing to within 7 days shortly.
Whilst the primary purpose of the database is to combat uninsured drivers, a positive note of the database is that it also saves the queue in the post office by allowing the online purchase of road tax.
The next stage will result from a further directive that will become law shortly, this resulted from the Motor Insurers Bureau (the body that indemnifies victims of uninsured drivers) successfully lobbying the government to introduce a law that requires ALL vehicles (including those kept "off road") to have valid Insurance in place.
The latest position (ie. two weeks ago) was that the MIB were sucessful in lobbying the government to ensure that ALL vehicles (kept on or off the road) will require Insurance.
It seems that in a similar way to how the new road tax system operates, they will be using the data contained within the Motor Insurers Database to inform the authorites that an individual's motor Insurance has expired.
Two links in this regard are as follows:
http://www.mib.org.uk/MIB/en/News/La...+June+2006.htm
http://www.mib.org.uk/MIB/en/News/Vi...aids+fight.htm
I'll post more details once further info becomes available in this regard, but felt it worth letting everyone know whats looming on the horizon.
Kind regards
Tony
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blebo
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
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Good idea...providing its not a money making scam and the prices are kept fair for a car which is off road doing 0 miles per year
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Of course its a money making scam. If my car is locked in an underground bunker, I don't need any insurance, tax, or any of that SORN crap. Yet another pain in the ass waste of time paperwork for legitmate people to have to do, and get fined for not doing.
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
Location: Bolton
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Of course its a money making scam. If my car is locked in an underground bunker, I don't need any insurance, tax, or any of that SORN crap. Yet another pain in the ass waste of time paperwork for legitmate people to have to do, and get fined for not doing.
I agree!
This country sucks ass at times! 
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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I got fined for not taxing a car which was in bits on a shelf, car was in my name.
My mate who is a farmer who has a diesel tank in the yard was having diesel stolen, being used to fill up scally pool cars, we got the reg of one - no keeper. No one was ever caught or even questioned.
Hobby - fine.
Theft - nothing.
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Great, more money I'll have to spend 
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
Location: Wigan
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I got fined for not taxing a car which was in bits on a shelf, car was in my name.
My mate who is a farmer who has a diesel tank in the yard was having diesel stolen, being used to fill up scally pool cars, we got the reg of one - no keeper. No one was ever caught or even questioned.
Hobby - fine.
Theft - nothing.
that just about sums the criminal justice system up tho
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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that is pish....
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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Fucking ridiculous!!!
I've got two cars off the road now, because one needs a fortune spending on it, and the other would cost 1700 quid to insure.
There is NO way I would insure either of these vehicles when I can't even afford to insure the one i'm using.
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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Sorry but I'm drawing the line on insuring a car which is in bits on my driveway...
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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Link to said document as jr's links don't work...
http://www.mib.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B0CD0E56-285B-48D1-839A-60995F238A74/0/InsuranceTimes29June2006.pdf
fucking piss take
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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I bet the insurance companies are rubbing there hands with delight right now...
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
I bet the insurance companies are rubbing there hands with delight right now...
agreed
with 6 points on my back, the GSi comes in at £800 to insure... bollocks am I paying that just to sit on my drive under 3rd party cover... Why should it need to be insured if its not used/in bits/broke??
and why should I be expected to pay £800 JUST to insure it 3rd party, so even if it gets nicked I'm £800 out of pocket + a whole car...
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chr15barn3s
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Registered: 5th Oct 03
Location: Farnborough
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What a joke, i dont have any cars off the road at present but its something that will happen in the near future.
That has actually annoyed me and put me in a shit mood 
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
I bet the insurance companies are rubbing there hands with delight right now...
why should I be expected to pay £800 JUST to insure it 3rd party, so even if it gets nicked I'm £800 out of pocket + a whole car...
Exactly...
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