Legal Advice
In this section
In our experience, most motoring legal questions relate to motoring offences, accidents and disputes with garages. The following pages cover the general points and most common issues, and may help you decide whether you need further legal advice.
Continuous Insurance
New offence of being the 'keeper of an uninsured vehicle' - unless that vehicle is subject to a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) or is in the process of being transferred to a new keeper by DVLA
Accidents and theft
Basic advice – including what you must do at the scene of an accident, notifying your insurer and recovering losses from third parties.
Photocard driving licences
When do they have to be renewed?
Car repairs
The basic dos and don'ts of dealing with garages, from contracts and additional work, to complaints procedures.
Motoring offences
Specific advice on the most common offences, plus general advice on penalties and the formal processes of prosecution.
Smoking and driving
Recent changes in the law affect people who smoke in vehicles.
Other products & services
Related information
1 February 2011