Context
The ABI warns that time is running out to avoid green cards for UK motorists.
Key points to note
- With the Brexit transition period ending on 31st December, regardless of a deal or no deal, UK motorists, including road hauliers,will need to carry an insurance green card when driving their vehicle from 1st January 2021 in the EU unless the EU Commission agrees that the UK remains part of the Green Card Free Circulation Zone.
- The Green Card requirement will apply to motorists in Northern Ireland driving across the border with the Republic of Ireland.
- Motorists failing to carry a Green Card when one is needed risk having their vehicle seized and facing prosecution.
- The concern has led to the ABI writing to Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps MP, urging the Government to put pressure on the European Commission to act.