Legality question

[boltar2003]

Possibly a dumb question but - if a car is MOT'd and taxed but *not* insured
is it legal to park it on a public road? I assume it is but I thought I'd
double check just to be on the safe side...

B2003

[NM]

On 5 July, 16:01, GOM <m...@************> wrote:
>
> No it isn't and if you'd read the HC, it'd tell you.

I read some HC yesterday, who knows, without looking it up, what is
signified by a person, at night, clad in reflective clothing and
displaying a strong red light?

In nearly 50 years of driving I have never seen this but now it's a
question in the theory test.

Anyone know without cheating?

[boltar2003]

On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:01:46 +0100
GOM <me@************> wrote:
>
>
>In article <h2qcdl$i6h$1@aioe.org>, boltar2003**********.uk says...
>>
>> Possibly a dumb question but - if a car is MOT'd and taxed but *not* insured
>> is it legal to park it on a public road? I assume it is but I thought I'd
>> double check just to be on the safe side...
>>
>No it isn't and if you'd read the HC, it'd tell you.

I don't have a copy and I've certainly no intention of wasting money buying
one (save any indignant self righteous responses - only the anally retentive
actually read that tedious tome once they've passed their test).

B2003

[boltar2003]

On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:52:32 +0100
Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>boltar2003**********.uk wrote:
>> Possibly a dumb question but - if a car is MOT'd and taxed but *not* insured
>> is it legal to park it on a public road? I assume it is but I thought I'd
>> double check just to be on the safe side...
>
> Cars don't have to be insured, users of motor vehicles in public places
>do. You can't park it on a road without being insured to drive it there.

I'll park it up the day before the insurance runs out and leave it.

B2003

[Bod]

Nick Finnigan wrote:
> NM wrote:
>> On 5 July, 16:01, GOM <m...@************> wrote:
>>> No it isn't and if you'd read the HC, it'd tell you.
>>
>> I read some HC yesterday, who knows, without looking it up, what is
>> signified by a person, at night, clad in reflective clothing and
>> displaying a strong red light?
>>
>> In nearly 50 years of driving I have never seen this but now it's a
>> question in the theory test.
>>
>> Anyone know without cheating?
>
> Red means danger.

Male ******tute looking for business?

Bod

[Miike G]

"Nick Finnigan" <nix@genie.co.uk> wrote in message
news:h2qjjm$kbh$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> GOM wrote:
>> In article <h2qifg$acv$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Nick Finnigan
>> says...
>>> boltar2003**********.uk wrote:
>>>> Possibly a dumb question but - if a car is MOT'd and taxed but *not*
>>>> insured
>>>> is it legal to park it on a public road? I assume it is but I thought
>>>> I'd double check just to be on the safe side...
>>> Cars don't have to be insured, users of motor vehicles in public
>>> places do. You can't park it on a road without being insured to drive it
>>> there.
>>>
>> Wrong. In order for a car to be parked on a public road, an insurance
>> policy must be in force on it.
>
> Quote the law which says 'car' rather than 'user'

Precisely.
AFAIK the law only requires that drivers are insured. Not cars.
But drivers may still be held responsible if their car causes, or is invoved
in an accident, whether they are driving it or not.
Mike.

[boltar2003]

On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:59:59 +0100
Silk <me@************> wrote:
>
>
>boltar2003**********.uk wrote:
>
>> I don't have a copy and I've certainly no intention of wasting money buying
>> one (save any indignant self righteous responses - only the anally retentive
>> actually read that tedious tome once they've passed their test).
>
>If you consider driving safely and according to the rules of the road
>tedious, then perhaps driving isn't for you.

If you have to refer to a book to know what is safe driving then perhaps
you shouldn't be let near a vehicle of any sort.

B2003

[OG]

"NM" <nik.morgan@mac.com> wrote in message
news:baf415e2-d78f-4d19-96e1-0120032c1c0c@g1g2000yqh.************.com...
> On 5 July, 16:01, GOM <m...@************> wrote:
>>
>> No it isn't and if you'd read the HC, it'd tell you.
>
> I read some HC yesterday, who knows, without looking it up, what is
> signified by a person, at night, clad in reflective clothing and
> displaying a strong red light?
>
> In nearly 50 years of driving I have never seen this but now it's a
> question in the theory test.
>
> Anyone know without cheating?
>

Back end of a group of pedestrians walking along a road without a pavement?

[Bod]

Silk wrote:
> boltar2003**********.uk wrote:
>> On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:59:59 +0100
>> Silk <me@************> wrote:
>>>
>>> boltar2003**********.uk wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't have a copy and I've certainly no intention of wasting money
>>>> buying
>>>> one (save any indignant self righteous responses - only the anally
>>>> retentive
>>>> actually read that tedious tome once they've passed their test).
>>> If you consider driving safely and according to the rules of the road
>>> tedious, then perhaps driving isn't for you.
>>
>> If you have to refer to a book to know what is safe driving then perhaps
>> you shouldn't be let near a vehicle of any sort.
>
> Why do you have trouble with this? The Highway Code is not exactly a
> mighty tome.

I suggest the CS book (Common Sense).

Bod

[boltar2003]

On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:33:46 +0100
"Brimstone" <brimstone520-ng06**********.uk> wrote:
>
>
>boltar2003**********.uk wrote:
>> On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:59:59 +0100
>> Silk <me@************> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> boltar2003**********.uk wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't have a copy and I've certainly no intention of wasting
>>>> money buying one (save any indignant self righteous responses -
>>>> only the anally retentive actually read that tedious tome once
>>>> they've passed their test).
>>>
>>> If you consider driving safely and according to the rules of the road
>>> tedious, then perhaps driving isn't for you.
>>
>> If you have to refer to a book to know what is safe driving then
>> perhaps you shouldn't be let near a vehicle of any sort.
>>
>If you don't refer to it how do you know what is or is not safe driving?

Oh I dunno , as Bod says elsewhere , common sense perhaps? Pulling out to
overtake into the path of a truck might be considered unsafe for example as
is accelerating towards to a pedestrian crossing with people on it etc etc.

>Also, how will you keep up to date with changes and additions?

Any important changes such as national speed limits would make the news.
Anything else is irrelevant.

B2003