if you're worried about making a claim when your laning then you're either driving like a mentalist or you should keep your shiny on the open road
if you're worried about making a claim when your laning then you're either driving like a mentalist or you should keep your shiny on the open road
In short you should be coverd as you are on a byway which is a public road you would still need tax and an MOT to drive it.
have you explained that it is a public highway and, as such, why are they not covering it?
what a load of crap, even a public carpark is classed as a highway , so the police told me ...
Your insurers will have to cover you if you are driving in a legal vehicle on a public highway unless it something the policy specifically does not cover.
In theory... since the byway is a public ROW then insuring the vehicle on that road is not optional. In order to make that work the insurer would need to define each and every road that is, or is not insured... not possible.Hi guys,
Mine says they won't, but as they are technically highways it's a bit funny. Does yours? If not are you comfortable greenlaning when your insurance wouldn't cover you in the event of a claim? Just trying to get a sense of whether this is practical .
Will.
What you are saying is a misnomer.I imagine that if you're going with responsible laners it's very safe anyway. I.e. negotioting obstacles one at a time, stopping for pedestrians and horses etc. Just don't want to get shafted should the worst happen!
I wouldn't mention the lanes as such... I would just ask for clarification I am insured for all roads and routes that are open to motor vehicles.That would be good. It's possible that the nice girl on the end of the phone didn't know that green lanes are public highways. I'll need to really spell it out for them when they call back about my water pump mod....
What do you freelance at?Urgh I'm just going to work a few more freelance hours this month and try to renew my exisiting policy. It would be so much simpler.
What you are saying is a misnomer.
Green laning is, by definition, a different ball game to driving sedately down the high street. Pedestrians will pass closer to your vehicle... horses can come close to the motor and get spooked.... the lanes can sometimes throw up unexpected obstacles that are not expected even by the most experienced drivers.
Of course you minimise the risk but if you are out in the lanes often there is a good chance that some damage will occur eventually.
I have been out with some very experienced chappies from the Herts fred... and seen some serious damage to the vehicles, either when rescuing or being recovered. I could go on but I am sure you see what I am getting at