Saeima to abolish car insurance amendments adopted two weeks prior

Following public outrage and confusion over the Saeima’s decision to require compulsory third-party liability insurance (OCTA) also for vehicles not involved in traffic, Saeima will not try to address that mistake, LSM.lv reports November 28.

The amendments to the law adopted by the Parliament just two weeks ago foresee that OCTA  will also be required for vehicles which do not participate in traffic  , if their registration has not been suspended. 

On Thursday, November 28, the Parliament referred to the responsible committee amendments to the law that would abolish this requirement. The Saeima voted in favor by a large margin – 92 in favor, with one abstention.

The head of the Parliament’s Budget Committee, Janis Reirs (New Unity), insisted that compulsory OCTA for all vehicles in registration is required by a European Union directive, and the only problem is that the Road Safety Directorate “has not tidied up the removal and placement in the registration – if this issue could be solved with one click on the Internet and it would not cost a lot of money, there would be no problem”.