Continuous insurance

"Can we have the crime number, please?"

 

Well the argument surfaced in MCN the other week and the legal bloke (a bike
legal specialist) says the vehicle doesn't need to be insured anyway, so
until the new rules apply, ride what you like on your own insurance.

 

On 18/02/2011 14:41, TOG@Toil wrote:
but there are times, I've found, when

Wouldn't the Swansea Gestapo lose interest if they were told that it's
been 'stolen'.

 

No it doesn't. You can ride on a CIHAGM policy even of the vehicle doesn't
have it's "own" policy. This exact question was asked of the MCN lawyers and
their answer was totally unambiguous.

 

Ach. Beat me by 4 minutes, and before I read to the end of the thread!

 

Sold it to some burd called Mary O'rourke who lives at 27 Church Street
Belfast NI?

 

One of these days I am going to bother to read the whole thread before
posting my replies but not today.

 

Sorry, I meant that the insurance had lapsed but the tax disc hasn't yet. I
am sure there is a V5 kicking around somewhere so I could SORN it but I
haven't been bothered to find it.

 

And no doubt wrong.

 

Or you could tax it like you have been doing.

 

"Plod have promised to send me one within the next week, but what with the
cut-backs"

 

So, I'm wondering... what if you wanted to emulate continental biker
friendly places and mount an old bike on top of a cafe' or hotel?

(FWIW, Over here, a SORN is called a "planned nonoperational" and it's
a one-time nominal fee. They keep sending registration paperwork every
year, but you don't have to do anything with it unless you want to put
the bike on the road again. I guess sometimes our bureaucracy ain't
that bad.)

 

<glances at XS650>

 

Is crn a lawyer for MCN?

 

as someone who had a ~1 year old Bandit 1200 written off by an un-
insured car driver in London....well, me.

 

You should make a spreadsheet.

 

+1 - well, it's assumed he/she was uninsured.

 

there's some worrying clauses on that link

How does this affect a vehicle used only in the summer?

"If you have a vehicle that is not insured, but which is still taxed
you could face a penalty. This includes motor caravans, motorbikes and
classic cars – all vehicles that people sometimes leave uninsured for
part of the year."

"What will happen if your vehicle doesn't have insurance"
"If a vehicle does not have insurance, the registered keeper of it
could:

* receive a fixed penalty of £100
* have their vehicle wheel-clamped, impounded, or destroyed
* face a court prosecution, with a possible maximum penalty of
£1000

An Insurance Advisory Letter (IAL) will be sent to inform the
registered keeper of a vehicle that appears to have no insurance. It
advises the keeper what actions to take to avoid receiving a Fixed
Penalty Notice"

Fucks sake. This really blows. Worse than the SORN bollocks.

Paul.

 

Fuckall to do with me, that lot.

How do you make a Health and Safety connection - apart from it being
gobbledegook, of course?