§ 37. Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that motorists whose vehicles are the property of a partnership or a company seldom know that drivers of such vehicles are not covered for personal injury even under a comprehensive policy and whether he will introduce legislation to make compulsory insurance for injury to drivers of such vehicles.
§ Mr. MarplesI am not aware of any general lack of knowledge on this point. I do not propose to add to the existing provisions of the Road Traffic Act on compulsory insurance.
§ Sir B. JannerWill the Minister make further inquiries? Is he aware that not one of the motorists to whom I have spoken knew that this provision obtained, that there was no possibility of getting a claim at all by a person who happened to be travelling in a car belonging to a partnership or driving a car belonging to a partnership or corporation? Will the Minister do something to see that this provision is generally known to the public, so that people may be protected against the consequences of a provision of which they know nothing at the present?
§ Mr. MarplesIf the driver of such a vehicle is injured by another's negligence, he is covered by the provisions of the compulsory third party insurance under the Road Traffic Act, 1960. If there is no negligence by the other driver, any accident arising out of or in the course of employment attracts benefit under the Industrial Injuries Act for which insurance is compulsory for all employed persons.