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  • Brexit victory: UK scraps 'mad' EU plan saving taxpayers billions

    From express.co.uk

    video Boris Johnson’s Government plans to bin an EU requirement for insurance even on private land for vehicles including ride-on lawnmowers, golf buggies, quad bikes and mobility scooters. The implementation of the European Court of Justice’s “Vnuk” decision could have increased every British driver’s insurance by £50, according to the department for transport (DfT). It also feared it could decimate motorsports in the UK. Britain’s insurance industry would have been liable for nearly £2billion in extra costs, which the Government expected would be passed onto customers. The DfT described the decision ... (full story)

High time that FF starts to read PROPER newspaper with substance, not garbage and posting them!
There should be compulsory 3rd party insurance for all cyclists and scooter riders on public highways. Some have caused serious injury and even death to pedestrians - with little or no recourse.
Quoting NotBoris
High time that FF starts to read PROPER newspaper with substance, not garbage and posting them!
Agree. It's an unnecessarily jingoistic sentiment attached to this underlying 'story'.
You know, you can say you're saving me money all you like but in the end you're just going to take it to misspend elsewhere, aren't you?
Quoting Eccles
You know, you can say you're saving me money all you like but in the end you're just going to take it to misspend elsewhere, aren't you?
I get you.

The £22billion that matt hancockie and his boss spent on useless contact tracing software

The £15billion that matt hancockie and his boss spent on lashing out PPE contracts without tender to his mateys/cronies. At least more than half of these contracts returned 0 PPE!

That's saving £50 for everyone in UK......
Obviously racing lawnmowers is a burgeoning sport in the UK.
Quoting The Doji
There should be compulsory 3rd party insurance for all cyclists and scooter riders on public highways. Some have caused serious injury and even death to pedestrians - with little or no recourse.
Maybe, but without reading the full story this is only about ditching compulsory insurance on private land. Sounds like the EU pinheads needed control of peoples lives even down to that minute level.
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  • Posted: Feb 22, 2021 1:02am
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