Save British Motorsport

[Dark Angel]

Excepts from the Government Document:

"Options for amending domestic motor insurance law in light of the European Court of Justice ruling in the case of Damijan Vnuk".

On 23 June 2016, the EU referendum took place and the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.
Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU
membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.


(...) This consultation stage impact assessment sets out an analysis of options around extending the scope of compulsory motor insurance
in line with the Directive following the Vnuk judgment. Unusually, it assesses two options which are mutually exclusive; option 2 which
reflects European law as it currently stands in light of the Vnuk judgment (which would involve a significant change to domestic legislation);
and option 3 which reflects European law as Government considers it is likely to look if the Directive is amended in line with proposals put
forward by the Commission (this would increase the scope of which vehicles require motor insurance in which situations, and hence more
victims would have a straightforward route to compensation, but not expand the scope as widely as if implementing the Directive as it stands).


(...) Given the UK?s position as a full Member State of the EU, it is incumbent on the Government to take the necessary steps to comply
with the Directive as soon as possible. So long as the UK?s domestic legislation is out of step with EU law, victims of accidents involving
motor vehicles do not have a route to compensation envisaged in the Directive (as interpreted by the Vnuk judgment); this exposes
Government to risk. That is why we must set in train the preparatory work to amend domestic legislation now rather than waiting for the
Directive to be amended. We want to be in a position to amend our legislation swiftly and smoothly once the Directive has been amended.

Save British Motorsport​

 

[ScottyUK]

I could be missing something but it doesn't overly concern me.

I can't see the Government risking the whole motorsport industry and all the revenue it generates ... but then paying attention because there's a public petition.

I get why the proposals have come in and the legislation accidently seems to cover motorsport. It's just down to the lawyers to sort out the terminology so that it targets what they were trying to do.

As I say I could have missed something in the debate so if I have I'm genuinely happy to listen.

 

[Dark Angel]

See the Government's Impact Assessment

 

[eddyace595]

Yet another insidious example of Europes need to interfere and
regulate every aspect of our lives..

 

[ScottyUK]

See the Government's Impact Assessment

Thanks.

That documents the risks and puts a figure of ?10B for motorsport contributions. It appears from this that the consequences are already being identified and reviewed.

I therefore don't see what the petition achieves nor do I see the Government letting ?10B and all those jobs just slip away.

 

[Dark Angel]

I couldn't see the government actually holding a referendum
to decide whether to leave the EU, either...

That's not a "dig", Scotty; it's just a reminder to myself not to
believe that politicians don't need "direction".

 

[Cougar377]

I couldn't see the government actually holding a referendum
to decide whether to leave the EU, either...

That's not a "dig", Scotty; it's just a reminder to myself not to
believe that politicians don't need "direction".

For most politicians, the best direction is "long walk, short pier".....

 

[Dark Angel]

Nothing to do with VNUK but, perhaps, a sign o' the times?

...And I can't help wondering if the TT's likely to be affected.