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[–] blackn1ght 11 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Possibly, not sure how it works if they're a visitor from mainland Europe (the reg plate doesn't look to be a UK one) - if their vehicle isn't road legal in the UK, does that invalidate their insurance where they're from?

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 minutes ago

It's Albanian. I was reading a news story the other week about a guy who wanted to import one through Albania.

[–] waz 1 points 43 minutes ago* (last edited 42 minutes ago)

However, it has not yet passed UK road safety tests.

GMP said the car that was seized had been referred to Operation Wolverine, which was established in 2007 to target drivers without insurance.

The owner will have to prove ownership and correct insurance prior to release.

So even if insurance was proven, not sure how for an illegal vehicle, it could be released, but it couldn’t be driven, so knowing the way our authorities work; get this vehicle collected, on a transporter of some kind and get it out of our compound by xx date or we’ll crush it.

[–] 5190tent@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago

They aren't road legal by EU laws either, although there are a hand full of owners from EU countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Austria) that managed to get theirs registered through exceptions.

[–] sirico 13 points 21 hours ago

It was a UK driver, and even a foreign policy would only be valid for a vehicle that meets UK registration and roadworthy standards.