The Impact Of The Vnuk Case On Motor Insurance Could Finally End In The Coming Months

• Published date: 31 January 2022
• Subject Matter: Insurance, Insurance Laws and Products
• Law Firm: BLM
• Author: Mr Alistair Kinley

The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill passed its final Commons stages this morning. The speeches during just over an hour's debate again showed broad cross-party support for its core proposal, ie to remove the effects of the Vnuk and Lewis decisions from UK motor insurance law and in so doing re-set the Road Traffic Act to the pre-Vnuk position (of requiring compulsory insurance for use of road vehicles on roads or public places and not on private land).

The Bill now goes to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Adequate time should be available for it be fully debated there and passed before the end of this Parliamentary session. If that...