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 11/08/2008, 16:01
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gosub
 
Joined on 15/01/2008
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Re: Please help.......insurance quandry
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"Well Ernie I tried three day insurance providers. One won't insure cars reg before 1993, one requires uk residency and the other couldn't come up with a quote for a 1971 MGB. So it looks like I will have to go armed with the details of my pet solicior."
Have a look at my post "UK Vehicles being exported", it should solve your problem.
Les
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13/08/2008, 12:41
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opas
Joined on 23/08/2004
catalonia, top of the hill en route to the Chateau
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 The Riff-Raff Element wrote: | Out of interest, who gets the money from the car pound? HMG? The police? The local authority? Or is it some private setup?
In a novel, of course, it would be secretly owned by a shadowy consortium of senior police offices who would bung a pony to any uniformed plod who could haul in a baffled foreign motorist unsure of their rights in the matter and lock their car up for a week while the slow wheels of justice turned on. "Mr Big" would, naturally, be a High Court Judge.
But what happens to the cash in the real world?
Forcing someone to pay up for impounding their car when it is subsequently found that they have no case to answer is just outragous.
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You and I must have gone to the same school of thought!
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13/08/2008, 20:10
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Jura
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Re: Please help.......insurance quandry
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| gosub wrote: |
"Opas, Mr O has one hell of a compo claim to make - wrongful arrest and unlawful detainment for a start! it dosen't matter whether you live in France, or the UK, or anywhere in Europe, a valid European issued insurance policy is all he needs. So long as it has been issued in Europe it is valid throughout Europe including the UK. Just the same as his drivers license is valid throughout Europe.
And why were they looking for a green card ? - he can work anywhere in Europe, the green card was declared a 'barrier to free movement' ages back! This has all been a major breach of European law and you should go for as much as you can get. Those police should know the law before they lock people up."
And if it's as easy as they say on the quote here, why did the problem arise in the first place? MIB
"The Motor Insurance Database (MID) was set up by the insurance industry to help combat this crime, and the police are now the MID's biggest customer, making over 3.8 million enquiries per month. The DVLA, with over 1 million enquiry transactions a month in support of their Electronic Vehicle Licensing operation, is the second largest user of the MID. The MID also helps the UK comply with the 4th EU Motor Insurance Directive, which requires that insurance details of all vehicles in member states can be easily accessed by a national information centre. In the UK, this role is carried out by the MIB via the UK Information Centre."
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The problem arose because the police did not accept Mr O's perfectly legal documents at the off.
They should have done. If they were unsure they should have checked up before they started arresting and locking him up for the night and impounding his car. It is not up to European citizens to explain the law to police - it is up to the police to know the laws, and EU laws at that. Mr O was acting in a lawful manner, not breaking any laws and yet he was unlawfully arrested and detained.
He was not unregistered, not uninsured. He was not required to be a UK resident if he was already living in an EU country - France.
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13/08/2008, 20:44
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woolybanana'sbrother
Joined on 18/01/2008
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What in the name of sweet Frith makes you think that those goons can read or write? Much better at beating up youngsters or OAP's.
Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
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13/08/2008, 23:11
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ErnieY
Joined on 05/12/2006
W of Cahors (46)
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Not making any suggestions of malfeasance but it might be wise to recollect and remember that everything we've heard about his affair has been exclusively from one (aggrieved) side, and 2nd hand to boot ![Wink [;-)]](/cs/images/emotions/wink.gif)
My doctor said one drink per day, I can live with that !
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14/08/2008, 10:10
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The Riff-Raff Element
Joined on 23/08/2004
South Vendée - The Particularly Nice Bit
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"The problem arose because the police did not accept Mr O's perfectly legal documents at the off.
They should have done. If they were unsure they should have checked
up before they started arresting and locking him up for the night and
impounding his car. It is not up to European citizens to explain the
law to police - it is up to the police to know the laws, and EU laws at
that. Mr O was acting in a lawful manner, not breaking any laws and yet
he was unlawfully arrested and detained.
He was not unregistered, not uninsured. He was not required to be a
UK resident if he was already living in an EU country - France."
Yeah - but they probably assumed that he was a foreign Jonnie and therefore fair game for abuse. It seems to be a perk for law enforcement officers the world over, that. Must have surprised them when he turned out to be a native. But then they couldn't really back down.
I get no end of abuse when driving on French plates in the UK - particularly at the tolls on the Dartford crossing when I dismount to pay the fee for driving over a bridge that my taxes helped build some years ago.
Of course, that might just be me and my silly haircut. On the otherhand I am on the dusky side . I'd better watch my step.
Jon
Doust-e hameh kas doust-e hich-kas neest
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14/08/2008, 10:20
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ErnieY
Joined on 05/12/2006
W of Cahors (46)
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Perhaps I'm mistaken then and somebody else was there to give a first hand account ![Whistles [Www]](/cs/images/emotions/whistling.gif)
My doctor said one drink per day, I can live with that !
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