Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > New Insurance Laws?

[swannymere]

The thing is that most drivers who are uninsured don't bother registering it in their own names, my mum caught some pikey scum duping a load of building waste recently and took the registration, she informed one of neighbours who is a local copper who in turn let us know a couple of days later that the van was registered in Carlisle! We live on the south coast!! Even the local Romanies i know are ****ed off with it because most people lump the Gypsies, Romanies and Pikeys in one group

[Steve GD]

True, and that is a loophole which needs plugging, but at least it gets them off the street when they are stopped by the police. Have to say, I don't know what the penalties are for not having the vehicle registered in your own name. Thinking about the loophole....when you buy the car/bike, it is the seller's responsibility to let the DVLA know the name and address of the new keeper. Doesn't that make the responsibility quite difficult to avoid? Or is that not how it works?