Sentences with phrase «says uninsured drivers»

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Independent candidate for Congress Diane Neal moved to Hurley in Ulster County a few years ago after an uninsured driver, she said, broke her back in a crash.

@TimLymington Actually, your answer quotes the law as saying: «a person must not use a motor vehicle... unless there is in force... a policy of insurance that complies with the requirements of this Part of this Act» So, if someone buys an insurance policy that is deficient, the driver is an uninsured motorist in violation of Section 143 of the Road Traffic Act but the insurance company's obligation is not expanded.

Bevan says: «The new Uninsured Drivers Agreement is a significant improvement on its predecessor, unfortunately the 1999 Agreement, with all its defects and vicious strike out clauses, will continue to apply for all accidents that predate 1 August 2015.

The uninsured motorist coverage insurance is said to «stand in the shoes» of what would have been the liability insurance company for the at - fault driver who does not have insurance.

Vijay Ganapathy, partner at Leigh Day, which acted for RoadPeace, said: «Many who have been injured by uninsured drivers of other types of vehicles such as farm tractors have been denied compensation by the MIB.

Solicitor Nicholas Bevan, a personal injury lawyer who has campaigned for better protection of victims of uninsured drivers, said the judgment will require the Road Traffic Act 1988 to be amended and it will affect the scope of compulsory third party cover and that of the Uninsured and Untraced Drivers Aguninsured drivers, said the judgment will require the Road Traffic Act 1988 to be amended and it will affect the scope of compulsory third party cover and that of the Uninsured and Untraced Drivers Agredrivers, said the judgment will require the Road Traffic Act 1988 to be amended and it will affect the scope of compulsory third party cover and that of the Uninsured and Untraced Drivers AgUninsured and Untraced Drivers AgreDrivers Agreements.

Brobeck also said the evidence suggests that the majority of uninsured drivers try to act responsibly, noting that one study even suggested uninsured individuals tend to drive more carefully than insured drivers.

With that said, these are some of the things police have been doing to try and catch and / or curb down on these uninsured drivers:

The majority of people in car accidents involving uninsured motorists do have driver's licenses, state officials say.

«You can protect yourself from being hurt financially by buying uninsured / underinsured motorist protection,» points out Kummer, director of auto insurance for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America in Des Plaines, Ill. «Without uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage, you have little likelihood of gaining payment for damages you or your vehicle sustain if you're involved in an accident with a driver who is either underinsured or driving without any coverage,» says Kummer.

Almost one in every eight Americans on the road are a part of the current uninsured driver rate, said a new study.

If another driver is to blame, it's crucial to understand the importance of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, says Alex Hladkevych, motorcycle product director at Liberty Mutual.

As states continue to wrestle with the problem of uninsured motorists, Mike Barry, a spokesman for the Insurance Information Institute, says insured drivers must protect themselves.

That said, Colorado law does not require either collision or comprehensive coverage, and drivers do not have to carry uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage.