Vehicle owners who do not renew their mandatory motor insurance will automatically be allocated new contracts at a much higher rate, according to a draft law.The government is also planning to introduce automated insurance checks.
Under the current rules, a vehicle can be without insurance for up to 12 months as long as it is not driven.
Siiri Tõniste, head of the financial services policy department of the Ministry of Finance, said this rule has been in force for many years but hundreds of people break it every year.
“Every year, around 350 such vehicles cause accidents in Estonia,” Tõniste said.
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