EU ruling could mean that Britons need to insure lawnmowers, mobility scooters and golf buggies, insurance bodies warn

‘Owners of motorised lawnmowers, golf buggies and farming machinery including quad bikes could end up being forced to take out third party insurance cover – even if the vehicles are used off-road on private land, UK insurance bodies are warning.
It follows a ruling by the European Court of Justice in 2014 that compensation for injuries suffered by a Slovenian farm worker by a tractor on private land should have been covered by a motor insurance policy.
Insurance bodies headed by the Association of British Insurers are calling for clarification from EU officials that compulsory motor insurance only applies to vehicles when in traffic and not those used on farms and private land – including vehicles used only on race tracks and mobility scooters.’
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