Continuous Insurance Enforcement Scheme

Well, I had heard they were considering this, it seems now it is official.

It is now an offence to be the registered keeper of a vehicle that has no insurance, even if you dont use it. £100 Penalty if found out.

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Can't see how this will be enforced... the goverment is making cuts and this would need a sizeable department to run it.

I guess when you insurance runs out, just sorn the vehicle straight away and get some tax refunded is the only answer. Or stick it on the house insurance.

It's all a bit mad though.

[Luckypants]

So everyone with a SORN'd vehicle that is not insured will be fined £100? Anyone got a linky?

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Originally Posted by Luckypants

So everyone with a SORN'd vehicle that is not insured will be fined £100? Anyone got a linky?

No... anyone with a vehicle that is not SORD'd and not insured will be fined.

If the bike is SORN'd it doesn't need to be insured.

If the bike is NOT SORN'ed it needs to be insured.

Extra red tape and a real faff for not a huge improvement in the situation if you ask me.

I think that the offence is actually having a vehicle that is taxed but not insured, so if its SORN'd its not an offence. That was certainly what was said in the last report I saw on the matter, no linky though im afraid.
Still stupid.

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My insurance ran out on the Hypermotard around 3 weeks ago so it sat legally Tax'ed, but not SORN'ed without insurance... I could have been fined.

Yeah, not sure. I got a letter from my leasing company to tell me of this.

The continuous insurance enforcement scheme will provide a new fixed penalty for people who ignore official reminders that their insurance has expired. This will apply to vehicles that are not declared as being off the road through SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) and not insured. Continuing offenders will risk having their vehicle seized and destroyed.
Where a motor vehicle isn't used on a road or other public place, there’s no requirement to purchase insurance cover for 'on road risk' as long as a SORN declaration has been made. The continuous insurance enforcement scheme is expected to come into force during 2011.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...ance/DG_067639

Looks like SORN is ok.

Its a joke.

"people who ignore official reminders that their insurance has expired"
Its not ignoring it if you dont choose to renew is it, you are aware its no longer insured so you dont take it on the road - simple.

"Where a motor vehicle isn't used on a road or other public place, there’s no requirement to purchase insurance cover for 'on road risk'"
That makes sense, its logical, oh but wait, theres more....
"as long as a SORN declaration has been made."
wtf difference does that make.

winds me right up bl00dy bureaucratic gobsh*tes

[Wideboy]

It's a load of crap, I've kept kept cars and bikes for months without tax and not Sorn'ed them yet the big scary advert tells me I will be fined or have them crushed......... it never happened, They won't have the sources to enforce it

If anything its just a get out clause for insurance companies to automatically renew without your permission claiming "we had to, its the law!"

Originally Posted by Wideboy

It's a load of crap, I've kept kept cars and bikes for months without tax and not Sorn'ed them yet the big scary advert tells me I will be fined or have them crushed......... it never happened, They won't have the sources to enforce it
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so unfair - mines lapsed 5 weeks and i giot all sorts of letters and demands - why is it alsways me that get the stupid things - not delcared sorn after 5 weeks - courtdemands for £36 etc etc