Ferret owners in Ontario

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Alex Blair

Jan 26, 2011 00:30 ET
Laid-Up Vehicles Will Require Insurance by Law

CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2011) - Within months the Government is to introduce new powers in its ongoing fight to tackle uninsured driving. The new legislation will make it an offense, not only to drive an uninsured vehicle, but also to own one. This means that vehicles which are laid-up and never driven on the roads will be required to carry insurance..... ......

Hi -

The requirement to insure laid-up vehicles is interesting. I follow this type of proposed and enacted legislation to watch for developments in my own state.

My question- Are they talking about requiring insurance on vehicles which are still registered but are not being driven? Or are they including an insurance requirement on vehicles which are neither registered nor on the road?

My particular interest stems from recent attempts to get rid of antique cars by various junk yard and unregistered motor vehicle rules.

Cheers Phil

[maple_leaf_eh]

Once again Mother England has decided noncompliance must be stamped out. The uninsured DRIVER is at fault. The vehicle is, well, only a vehicle for the reckless behavior.

There are stories in the papers here about drivers caught with suspended licences or being behind the wheel while prohibited. Their wallets get lifted, and maybe the vehicle seized. When Ontario tried to summarily crush the cars of drivers caught for various serious driving offences, the courts were flooded with valid arguments. It was great television, but lousy law. The province had to stop. A few months ago I saw a story about a Quebec driver who was prohibited from driving in Ontario. The police seized everything (of course there was a little matter of a few pounds of dope, some weapons and a plastic grocery bag of cash ....).