§ Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Road Traffic Act does not guarantee to third-party claimants in motor accidents the settlement of claims for damages, nor does it cover the motorist involved in the accident in respect of his own claims should his insurance company fail to meet them; and whether he proposes to introduce legislation to alter those conditions?
§ Mr. PYBUSPart 11 of the Road Traffic Act deals only with third-party claims in respect of death or bodily injury, and does not apply in any way to claims, in respect of damage or injury to the motorist himself. If the hon. Member has in mind the possibility of an insurance company becoming insolvent and so being unable to meet its liabilities, I may point out that Section 42 of the Road Traffic Act provides for a deposit with the High Court, following in this respect the precedent established by the provi- 1487W sions of the Assurance Companies Act, 1909, in respect of other accident assurance business.