MOTOR INSURANCE – UK
February 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE BRITISH government is under pressure from the European Commission to reform its motor insurance legislation, so that compensation is paid to victims of property damage caused by stolen vehicles whose driver cannot be identified.Brussels has sent a formal request to London requesting that UK legislation allows for such payments, claiming it has a duty to act under the European Union's (EU) Second Motor Insurance Directive (84/5/EEC) and threatening legal action at the European Court of Justice if it does not.This law does actually allow Member ...
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