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18/05/2008, 11:11 opas Joined on 23/08/2004 catalonia, top of the hill en route to the Chateau Posts 2,199 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry Coops do you know where this piece of legislation came from...ie the full version .    Report

18/05/2008, 11:12 Boiling a frog Joined on 06/09/2004 Charente 16 Posts 651 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry I have got to admit I am puzzled by this. Your husband is driving a French registered car with insurance issued by a French insurance coy. This insurance, unless highly unusual, will cover him driving in any european country. It matters not a jot whether he is working in the UK or any other circumstances. It will cover him for third party risks and the insurance coy cannot, by law, void this part of his cover. Neither can the police. Third party cover is all that is legally required. I would suggest that you contact a solicitor in the UK and also contact the police office where he is being held  and ask to speak to the senior officer and explain these facts . Police officers do make mistakes         Boiling a frog    Report

18/05/2008, 11:17 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,438 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry I too, cannot see anything wrong with what opas's o/h has done, BaF.  There must be loads of people who drive all over Europe working in different countries - it cannot be realistic to be insured in every single one.  I'm sure the police are wrong, but persuading them of that on a Sunday is something else entirely.. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

18/05/2008, 11:17 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 1,321 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry Mistakes in their favour. Yes definitely a solicitor, which the police should already have supplied I think. Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.    Report

18/05/2008, 11:19 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,438 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry  opas wrote: Coops do you know where this piece of legislation came from...ie the full version . http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/other_taxes/passenger_car/index_en.htm Healthcare Issues Site    Report

18/05/2008, 12:00 opas Joined on 23/08/2004 catalonia, top of the hill en route to the Chateau Posts 2,199 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry thanks again Coops.   On reading this through I do not actually find anything relating to insurance, perhaps I have missed something. I am sorry but my head is spinning and my stomach churning as I cannot do anything at the moment.    Report

18/05/2008, 12:10 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,438 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry Although I agree it relates to taxation primarily, it is the free movement principal which is on point, to my mind.  But the insurance company must be at the forefront here and the above suggestion of contacting your agent seems to be a good one.  If the insurance is valid for using the car to get to and from work and covers Europe, then what is wrong with it?  Your o/h should definately talk to a solcitior, imo - there should be one on duty, even on a Sunday. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

18/05/2008, 12:34 gosub Joined on 15/01/2008 North 47 Posts 309 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry I can send a fax for you, if you give me the details. Les    Report

18/05/2008, 12:39 opas Joined on 23/08/2004 catalonia, top of the hill en route to the Chateau Posts 2,199 Re: Please help.......insurance quandry I have just re telephoned the place he is being held, he has seen a solicitor. I asked to speak with MrO but they said they had too many in the cells to deal with phone calls, but I could try this evening and if it has quietened down then we could speak.   I was also told off for telling him that they were holding him under false pretenses........it was his job to decide who is right or wrong not mine! oh joy    Report

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