Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 102300

Motor Insurance

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential for connected and autonomous vehicle technology to support vehicle (a) identification and (b) compliance with insurance requirements.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 sets out the regulations for insurance requirements of automated vehicles. The operator or owner of an automated vehicle must hold a policy of insurance that satisfies the conditions in section 145 of the Road Traffic Act 1...

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