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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience
Posted by: Anton Hirschowitz
Date/Time: 23/04/15 12:42:00

As to whether an injured passenger could claim in the event that a driver is uninsured (whether because they have no insurance at all, or their policy doesn't provide appropriate cover), the MIB (Motor Insurer's Bureau) is required through an agreement with the Government to compensate passengers and other third parties (e.g. pedestrians) in these cases. The MIB is the industry body for UK motor insurers and is funded by them (i.e. effectively from a slice of all motor insurance premiums).

http://www.mib.org.uk/Customer+Services/en/Accidents+in+the+UK/Uninsured+Drivers+Agreement/Default.htm

According to the agreement, a passenger of an uninsured driver can claim unless they "knew or could be taken to have known that the vehicle was being used without insurance". I doubt someone using Uber could be expected to know that the driver is uninsured, so I would fully expect MIB to pay out (and then seek to recover it from the driver and/or Uber).


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Truly terrible cab experience21/04/15 11:32:00 M Patience
   Re:Truly terrible cab experience21/04/15 13:39:00 Curzon Tussaud
      Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience21/04/15 14:11:00 M Patience
   Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 05:35:00 Darren Curtis
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         Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 08:12:00 Paul Corcoran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 10:31:00 Pete Mayes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 12:42:00 Darren Curtis
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 12:47:00 Darren Curtis
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 13:10:00 Adam Beamish
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                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 15:53:00 Paul Corcoran
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         Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 16:59:00 Louise Cole
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 17:49:00 Pete Mayes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience22/04/15 18:02:00 Georgina Flint
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 08:17:00 Anita Blake
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 09:22:00 John Martin
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 11:16:00 Simon Tranter
   Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 10:50:00 Pete Mayes
      Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 10:56:00 Paul Pryce
         Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 11:09:00 Pete Mayes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 11:25:00 Paul Corcoran
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 11:43:00 Pete Mayes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 11:51:00 Adam Beamish
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 12:11:00 Paul Corcoran
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 12:35:00 Adam Beamish
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 12:42:00 Anton Hirschowitz
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Truly terrible cab experience23/04/15 16:25:00 Richard Jennings
   Re:Truly terrible cab experience28/04/15 19:40:00 Robin Foreman-Quercus

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