Time running out to avoid UK motorists needing green cards for EU trips

Time is running out to avoid all UK motorists needing a green card to visit the EU, insurers have warned (Niall Carson/PA)

Time is running out for UK motorists to be able to avoid the need for a green card to allow them to drive in the EU, insurers have warned.

ABI, a trade body representing insurance firms, has written to British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urging him to put pressure on the European Commission to intervene.