IRELAND FACES COURT ACTION OVER REFUSAL TO PAY INSURANCE TO UNINSURED ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS
June 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL THE IRISH government is being taken to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over refusing public compensation to blameless but uninsured road accident victims whose crash was caused by the driver of another vehicle without insurance. The European Commission claims Ireland is breaking the European Union's (EU) second motor insurance directive. If the court rules against Ireland it will have to cover such victims, or maybe face heavy recurring fines that could reach Euro 1,000s-a-day. The Commission maintains that they should receive payments from ...
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