Consultation outcome

Motor insurance alternatives: removal of deposit and security options

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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Summary of responses and government response.


Original consultation

Summary

Amending road traffic legislation to remove the options of making a £500,000 deposit or obtaining a security instead of motor insurance.

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Consultation description

Seeking views on our proposal to remove the 2 existing alternatives to conventional motor insurance of:

  1. deposits
  2. securities

The alternatives, which would be amended accordingly, are:

  • 144 (1) and 146 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
  • Article 90(2)(b) and Article 93 of the Road Traffic Order 1981

Removing the options would require all persons using a vehicle on a road or public place to have compulsory third party motor insurance.

Documents

Consultation on the removal of deposits and securities as alternatives to conventional insurance

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De minimis assessment: consultation on the Removal of Deposits and Securities under 144 (1) and 146 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (in Great Britain) and equivalent articles of the Road Traffic Order 1981(in Northern Ireland).

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Updates to this page

Published 7 August 2018
Last updated 11 June 2019 + show all updates
  1. Added summary of responses and Department for Transport response.

  2. First published.

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