Insurance claims against illegal drivers still covered

THE insurance industry will continue to pay for claims brought against unaccompanied learner drivers, even though they are breaking the law.

Insurance claims against illegal drivers still covered

Third-party claims taken by injured parties against provisional licence-holders will be honoured, according to the Irish Insurance Federation (IIF), while claims by provisional drivers for damage to their own vehicles are also likely to be paid unless a policy denotes otherwise.

“You’re required to drive within the terms of your licence but the insurance position is that, if a provisional licence-holder is involved in a crash and injures someone, the claim will be paid,” said the IIF’s Michael Horan.

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