I don't drive around with docs in the car, and I'm guessing that, now most policies are issued electronically, neither do most people. In the current situation, that means the car gets towed to the pound, and you have to go home, print out the fully policy document, drive it to a police station to get a release chit, then take a random stab in the dark as to when somebody will be manning the release desk at the pound (repeat until successful).Swervin_Mervin wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:10 amBecause if you don't have valid insurance you shouldn't be driving at all.Orange Cola wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:05 am
Edit to add: isn't having your car towed assuming you're guilty from the outset? What ever happened to issuing a producer?
And why would you have to wait for the insurer? Surely the policyholder should have the relevant documentation to prove they have business cover?
In my friends case, the policy had only been renewed just over a week previously, and new documentation hadn't arrived yet. Even though it was exactly the same as the previous year's wording, at that moment, he could produce evidence from the insurer that he was covered.
As a slightly amusing aside, the final email from the insurer was a proper slap down of the cops. Iirc the final line read something like " for absolute clarity, Mr. X is insured to drive whatever vehicle he likes, for whatever purpose he likes. Including hovercraft."