Wales Assembly: Statement by the Minister for Economy and Transport: The Impact of a 'No Deal' Brexit on Transportation - Jan 22
Wednesday, 23 January 2019 07:01
Ken Skates AM (Minister for Economy and Transport):...Deputy
Presiding Officer, turning to a matter that affects every one of us
who holds a driving licence: the UK will continue to be a member of
the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic after exit day, along with
most member states. UK driving licences will continue to be
recognised, but parties to this agreement may require holders to
have an international driving permit if they are driving on the
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(Minister for Economy
and Transport):...Deputy Presiding Officer, turning to a
matter that affects every one of us who holds a driving licence:
the UK will continue to be a member of the Vienna Convention on
Road Traffic after exit day, along with most member states. UK
driving licences will continue to be recognised, but parties to
this agreement may require holders to have an international
driving permit if they are driving on the continent in future. In
respect of motor insurance, EU law allows any vehicles insured in
one member state to be driven in any other. However, vehicles
normally based in a third country, which the UK will be after a
'no deal' Brexit, are required to obtain a valid green card.
While the UK participates in this system, it will mean additional
bureaucracy for drivers wanting to drive in and to the EU, who
will have to carry motor insurance green cards to prove they have
valid insurance. There is also a very real risk of insurance
price rises. We all heard news reports from the
AA that car insurance premiums have risen by an
average of 2.7 per cent over the last three months as a result of
Brexit uncertainty...
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