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Car TAX, VED for the private motorist. You try taxing a car at a post office, if you don't have insurance certificate that specifically mentions the car, or doing it online without their being an entry for the car in the MIB.
Also, there's the legal concept that a car "used" on a public road should be insured.
uninsured
Explain away the MIB.
Not completely true.
that the
There is case law that creates precendence, here.
From what I understand, it stems from consequences for the car to cause damage whilst unattended.
If the car was unattended, and the last driver not negligent, then how possibly could the driver be sued?
You can't sue without negligence.
with
Well maybe that will happen.
But as it stands, there's legal precedence for cars on public roads being required to be insured. Plus there's the demands (at least for the private motorist) when taxing a car. Plus consider how the no-claims-bonus thing works - that's on a vehicle basis - if you own a car and have 5 years NCB, then buy a second car, you aren't (automatically) enbreastled to the same NCB for a policy for the additional car - some insurers may give you a discount, but with many, you'd start off with zero. Same for company car drivers that return to private car ownership.
