Motor Insurance Add-Ons : Legal Liability for Persons Employed in connection with the Operation of the Vehicle

Liability to any paid driver or cleaner or conductor or persons employed in loading/unloading may be covered on payment of additional premium. The premium to be charged on total number of such employees registered to be carried on the vehicle and the coverage is in terms of the Employees Compensation Act.

Motor Insurance Add-Ons : Techograph

Techograph is a precision instrument which records a vehicle’s driving pattern along the route for a period of 24 hours. It given an accurate record of the distance travelled, stoppages en-route (authorized or unauthorized), braking pattern, various speed levels etc. The Techograph provides irrefutable evidence in case of accidents by giving relevant information about the speed, time and place of accident. For the driver, it is also an assurance of safety as he will be warned when he is over-speeding. The Techograph promotes good driving habits and results in saving of fuel and maintenance costs and reduction of road accidents and is as such being installed by many Private Operators, State Road Transport Corporations and Public Owned Corporations and Fleet Operators.

Motor Insurance Add-Ons : Vehicles Driven by Non-Conventional Source of Power like battery, electric etc

(i) Pvt Cars/Taxes are rated as Private Cars/Taxis up to 1000 cc; (ii) Motorised 2 wheelers are rated as motorized 2 wheelers with capacity exceeding 150 cc but not exceeding 350 cc (iii) For vehicles driven solely by any other non-conventional source of power approved by RTA reference to be made to IRDAI.

Motor Insurance Bureau

The working arrangement between motor Insurer’s to provide a fund from which claims from injured third parties may be met where these arise from a cause for which motor Insurance is compulsory but the policy of offending driver is ineffective or absent. Claims may also be considered from injured third parties where the guilty drive is unknown.

Motor insurance certificate

Proof of insurance in accordance with the Road Traffic Act 1988 in the form required by law. The certificate must be delivered to the insured party otherwise, for Act purposes, the insurance is not effective (s.147(1)). When cover is cancelled the certificate must be returned to the insurer within seven days or a lost certificate declaration completed.

Motor Insurance Database (MID)

Set up to combat uninsured driving. Contains information about registered vehicles, policyholder and insurance details. Mandatory data for privately insured vehicles is supplied by insurers. Fleet owners and motor traders must also supply details. MID links with the Police National Computer helping fast identification of uninsured drivers and assists fraud enquiries. MID is managed by Experian for the Motor Insurers’ Information Centre.