‘The new agreements come into force for accidents occurring after 1 March 2017. They were published on 13 January 2017 with the following statement:
MIB paying a claim for the damage to an uninsured driver’s car when it has been caused by another uninsured or a ‘hit and run’ driver seems counter-intuitive. However, from 1 March 2017 that is what MIB will be required to do.
Paul Ryman-Tubb, Chief Technical Officer at MIB said: “Whilst we will deal with these claims in a professional manner, the principle of using honest premium paying motorists money to pay for the damage to an uninsured driver’s car seems crazy.”’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st February 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
