Consultation outcome

Reviewing domestic law on motor insurance

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 20 December 2016
• Last updated: 26 July 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

Government plans to remove EU’s Vnuk motor insurance law from British law, 21 February 2021.

Feedback received

Technical consultation on motor insurance: summary of responses

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Detail of feedback received

This summary of responses to the Vnuk consultation shows:

• the majority of respondents expressed concerns about the Vnuk judgment
• that of the 4 policy options set out by the European Commission, the proposal to limit compulsory motor insurance to vehicles used ‘in traffic’ proved the most popular
• respondents tended to express similar concerns about both the comprehensive and amended directive options as those in the consultation document

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Original consultation

Summary

The options for amending domestic motor insurance law following the European Court of Justice ruling in the case of Damijan Vnuk.

This consultation ran from
3pm on 20 December 2016 to 11:45pm on 13 April 2017

Consultation description

Seeks views on options for amending domestic law on motor insurance in light of the judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d. (case C-162/13).

This consultation has been extended from the previous closing date of 31 March 2017 to 13 April 2017.

Documents

Technical consultation on motor insurance: consideration of the European Court of Justice ruling in the case of Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d (C-162/13)

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Extending the scope of compulsory motor insurance impact assessment

Ref: DfT00343

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Published 20 December 2016
Last updated 26 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 26 July 2017

   Summary of consultation responses.

2. 28 March 2017

   Consultation close date extended.

3. 20 December 2016

   First published.