Court of Appeal rules against Motor Insurers' Bureau – industry reacts

Last September Mr Justice Soole of the Queens Bench Division of the High Court found the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) liable to compensate a claimant who suffered injuries following an incident on private land. Now the England and Wales Court of Appeal has upheld the decision.In the UK, the MIB is a victim’s recourse in cases where the driver at fault is uninsured or untraced. Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, however, compulsory motor insurance only applies to vehicles on public terrain; unlike the European Unions Motor Insurance Directive which spans vehicles used in traffic both on public and private roads.