Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Motor Insurance and Uninsured Drivers: Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland
Mr. David Fitzgerald:
That is the direction in which the EU wants to go. There is a balancing act. If it was up to me, we would encourage more insurance. That way, the victims would be compensated. The EU is trying to strike a balance and encourage people to use them from a green perspective. The EU's plans and the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 will make them more equivalent to push bicycles, provided they are not high-powered. If they are high-powered, they will be treated like mopeds and motorbikes and will require tax and insurance. That is the essence of the situation.
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