Third party insurance advised for all tractors

FARMERS have been advised by a leading insurance representative that third party cover is necessary on a tractor, even if the vehicle is not used on the public road.

Richard Lanigan, FBD Insurance, told a meeting of Limerick IFA County Executive at Adare that a farm is a 'public place', and therefore it is essential for farmer protection that third party insurance cover is maintained on tractors used in the farm.

"Any place where the public are likely to go or to be is a public place. People can enter a farm for different reasons and are entitled to be there. That means that tractors used on the farm should be covered by insurance", he told the farmers.