Foreign Car insurance here! EU law?

http://www.foreignersinuk.co.uk/our_heroes-polish_driver_to_change_scottish_law_1721.html

Scotland may be forced to change its law and adapt it to the one of the European Union. All thanks to a Polish man who has been fighting for his rights against the Scottish legal system, reveals The Polish Observer.

On 14th January Mr Kosinski was stopped by the police while driving. The officers wanted to fine him for driving without British car insurance. When he refused to pay, they took his car to a police car park, for which he had to pay.

The case went to court, but the judge ordered the car’s forfeiture and a heavy fine.

However, Mr Kosinski managed to prove that Polish car insurance was valid in Scotland. Although legal experts and various institutions, even the Scottish Cabinet, agreed with Mr Kosinski, courts of higher instance sustained unfavourable lower courts’ rulings.

On April 20, the Scottish High Court will pass the final verdict.

He won

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smash the cartell i hope!

unkel

Fair play to Jeremiasz

What about his motor tax though?

Berty

What about his LHD headlights making his car unroadworthy? (making this assumption)

pcardin

Imagine yourself guys going to summer vacation with your Irish reg car and being stoped somewhere in Spain where policeman happily gives you a fine for driving without Spanish insurance, road tax and nct. What would you say then?
Scots are just hilarious with their greed. :mad:

Berty

pcardin wrote: »

Imagine yourself guys going to summer vacation with your Irish reg car and being stoped somewhere in Spain where policeman happily gives you a fine for driving without Spanish insurance, road tax and nct. What would you say then?
Scots are just hilarious with their greed. :mad:

I doubt this guy was on holidays. Im sure he was working, paying national insurance contributions / claiming benefit (whichever) and had a Scottish postal address rather than just being a tourist.

unkel

pcardin wrote: »

Imagine yourself guys going to summer vacation with your Irish reg car

The guy was living and working in Scotland for years at the time he was stopped. He is a Scottish resident.

Absurdum

it's all well and good until you're trying to claim off a foreign insurance company

Our man in Havana

Which you don't do.

Any claims involving foreign insurers are dealt with by the MIBI.