Motoring costs outside if the EU

studio150 said:

This didn't get any coverage leading up to the referendum but consider the following:

1. Petrol price increase as £ falls against $
2. Petrol price increase as fuel duty raised to gain more tax revenue
3. The Road Traffic Act rewritten to remove compulsory third party cover within EU, therefore if taking your vehicle aboard need to extend all policy cover (no free periods) additional premium charged.
4. Need to go back in time and obtain and take with you a Green Card
5. No mutual recognition of driver licence so an international driver permit required whuich needs to be brought
6. Higher vehicle purchase price as UK and EU minimum safety standards are no longer the same
7. More accidents involving lorry and ciach drivers as the working time directive is repelled leading to more tired drivers

And the list goes on and on

No doubt other industries will see similar increase in cost and red tape.

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theboybilly said:

Picking you up on the last two items:
6. Won't this be dealt with under Type Approval regulations? I can hardly see our safety standards falling below those of any EU country
7. Again, our heavy vehicle and coach safety regulations will be on a par (if not more stringent) than those in the EU (we have far more roadside vehicle and license checks even now)

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studio150 said:

Fair points although in safety I was thinking the other way. In that as rhe UK onlt has to agree with itself rather than 27 other countries we may introduce better safety requirements before the rest of the EU. Alternatively we may have driverless vehicles on our roads before Europe and they would not be permitted in Europe.

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studio150 said:

This didn't get any coverage leading up to the referendum but consider the following:

1. Petrol price increase as £ falls against $
2. Petrol price increase as fuel duty raised to gain more tax revenue
3. The Road Traffic Act rewritten to remove compulsory third party cover within EU, therefore if taking your vehicle aboard need to extend all policy cover (no free periods) additional premium charged.
4. Need to go back in time and obtain and take with you a Green Card
5. No mutual recognition of driver licence so an international driver permit required whuich needs to be brought
6. Higher vehicle purchase price as UK and EU minimum safety standards are no longer the same
7. More accidents involving lorry and ciach drivers as the working time directive is repelled leading to more tired drivers

And the list goes on and on

No doubt other industries will see similar increase in cost and red tape.

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studio150 said:

5. No mutual recognition of driver licence so an international driver permit required whuich needs to be brought

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Lincoln Imp said:

And another motoring cost down to you lot. I will have to buy new numberplates. Terrible!

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