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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to review motor insurance regulations. More details
Submitted by Dr Elaine Hardy – Deadline to sign up by: 07 February 2007 – Signatures: 148
Petition update, 09 February 2007
You recently signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "review motor insurance regulations."The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page10948.asp
Prime Minister's Office
More details from petition creator
Change Third Party Motor Insurance regulations to allow motorists to buy this form of compulsory insurance as a separate product as in other European countries and in Australia. In Great Britain (and Ireland), motor insurers are not obliged to sell Third Party Only insurance as a 'stand alone' product. Providing third party insurance is part of the 'package' motor insurers can insist that consumers buy Third Party Fire and Theft or Fully Comprehensive insurance. This 'loophole' in British motor insurance regulations, together with an accentuated perception of vehicle theft, has allowed motor insurers to charge exceedingly high premiums. Especially vulnerable are young drivers and motorcyclists, who in so-called high risk areas, cannot even get motor insurance or have to pay extortionate premiums. The only requirement to drive in this country is the Road Traffic Act 1988 insurance, but is unobtainable.
Current signatories
Dr Elaine Hardy, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- C. Hughes
- Trevor Baird
- Archi Hipkins
- Shan Tedder
- Martin Chapman
- David Jackson
- Mr M Serjeant
- James Hague
- Martin Hamilton
- Steve Wykes
- pete streeton
- Andrew Davies
- Ian Cook
- Edwood Walker
- Alan Greig
- John Ridley Dunning
- james m imrie
- Peter Creech
- duncan mclean
- David Still
- ANDREW CLAYTON
- Nick Barks
- Richard Kitchen
- Alan Grant
- david coia
- Charlie Ferguson
- Lee McGee
- kevin apedaile
- Simon Young
- dan clarke
- Andy Turner
- louisa stokes
- Gordon Bickerton
- Stuart Goodlet
- william maxwell
- Stuart Raeburn
- Matthew Kerr
- Rod Smith
- Jonathan Vogel
- k willers
- Stuart John Tomlinson
- Graham Gallop
- Philip Hunt
- George Riggeling
- Sheila McMahon
- Patrick Dixon
- mark cheney
- Fiona Drewery
- Justine Hillson
- Richard Hind
- Ian Green
- Alan Hardingham
- Judy Douglas
- Greg Phillipson
- Ralph Dinsley
- Tom Ramsay
- stephen lee
- D hayden
- eddie trodden
- Mr samir kouider
- Christopher Baker
- Pol Trodden
- Paul Edwards
- George Best
- michael montgomery
- Ian Cameron
- Bill Drury
- David Lee
- Tony Hewitt
- Peter Denyer
- alan thomson
- Lesley Young
- M Hardy
- Nicky Gemmell
- Karen Lawrinson
- Stuart Page
- Sheila Partridge
- Mr Simon Dick
- Paul Williams
- Michael Murphy
- Bill Lee
- Edward Malcolmson
- Judith Wilson
- Robin MacGill
- Justine Hillson
- Matthew Chamley
- John Gibbons
- Simon Hobson
- Kirk Narey
- Jake Long
- Mick Hayes
- Andrew Timms
- Tony Sumner
- Ross Kilpatrick
- Phil Hawley
- Paul Cannings
- Richard Evans
- Francis whiffen
- Martin Owen
- Kevin Winyard
- Stefan Angheluta
- Mike Restall
- Danny Tsang
- Margherita Giulianelli
- Scott Miller
- malcolm elliott
- Nick Bellamy
- Geoff Nelson
- Angela Reid
- S.Shand
- Michael Butson
- John Witcombe
- Jonathan Chan
- Margaret Ray
- C.A.Miller
- julie barnes
- Mary Ashworth
- Neil.Whitehead
- Diane Kidd
- Colin Hewson
- Rob Spiller
- Dave Chamberlain
- S.J. Eastwood, Snr
- Steve Ashton
- Anne Kasica
- Andrew Wood
- Claire Munnelly
- michael darnes
- Mark Young
- david houghton
- Adam B
- Joan K Howard
- Mike McGregor
- Dr Aidan Bell
- Shadanand Prashad
- Michael Parsons
- garry timms
- Michelle Jones
- Des Evans
- Anthony G Connor
- Marion Evans
- Elizabeth Mullins
- Christopher Miller
- Danielle Keeping
- Keith Alexander
- Geff Davey
- ian clark
