Laws On Uninsured Vehicles
It is against the law to use a vehicle if you do not have a valid insurance certificate that says you are covered to use it at that particular time.
Driving without insurance is treated very seriously in the Magistrates Court because of the potential implications if you were to crash when uninsured.
In order to be found guilty of driving without insurance, the Prosecutor only has to prove that you were driving the vehicle on a public road at the time in question and it is down to the defendant (you) to prove that you had insurance and you were allowed to be driving it. This is an unusually way of proceeding in court, but it is this way because it would be extremely time consuming and nearly impossible for the Prosecutor to prove that you were not insured because they would have to go to every insurance provider in the country and check that you aren't insured with each of them. It is therefore your responsibility to prove that you did have insurance to be driving the vehicle at the time in question.
One of the most common ways in which people get caught out with the no insurance law is that they may not actually drive the car, but the law states that you only have to have use of the vehicle in order to be liable for punishment under the no insurance law. Having use of the vehicle can simply mean having the vehicle parked on a public road outside your house and if it is not insured, then you can be prosecuted.
Another way in which a lot of people get caught out in relation to insurance offences is because they believe that their fully comprehensive insurance covers them to drive a vehicle owned by another person with their permission. A lot of fully comprehensive insurance policies do not actually have this type of cover as of right. This element of the cover is also sometimes dependant on the age of the policy holder.
It is extremely important to make sure that you fully understand the terms of your insurance policy and that whenever you drive either your own car or someone else's, that you are actually insured. - 23200
Driving without insurance is treated very seriously in the Magistrates Court because of the potential implications if you were to crash when uninsured.
In order to be found guilty of driving without insurance, the Prosecutor only has to prove that you were driving the vehicle on a public road at the time in question and it is down to the defendant (you) to prove that you had insurance and you were allowed to be driving it. This is an unusually way of proceeding in court, but it is this way because it would be extremely time consuming and nearly impossible for the Prosecutor to prove that you were not insured because they would have to go to every insurance provider in the country and check that you aren't insured with each of them. It is therefore your responsibility to prove that you did have insurance to be driving the vehicle at the time in question.
One of the most common ways in which people get caught out with the no insurance law is that they may not actually drive the car, but the law states that you only have to have use of the vehicle in order to be liable for punishment under the no insurance law. Having use of the vehicle can simply mean having the vehicle parked on a public road outside your house and if it is not insured, then you can be prosecuted.
Another way in which a lot of people get caught out in relation to insurance offences is because they believe that their fully comprehensive insurance covers them to drive a vehicle owned by another person with their permission. A lot of fully comprehensive insurance policies do not actually have this type of cover as of right. This element of the cover is also sometimes dependant on the age of the policy holder.
It is extremely important to make sure that you fully understand the terms of your insurance policy and that whenever you drive either your own car or someone else's, that you are actually insured. - 23200
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