In an Order published on 14 February, the Court of Justice of the EU showed it continues to interpret the scope of compulsory insurance in the Motor Insurance Directive, widely to give maximum effect to the protection of injured parties. This will come as little surprise given its approach since Vnuk in 2014.
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Latest negotiating update from EU Council on the Motor Insurance Directive
The most recent paper from the EU Council sets out its agreed negotiating position ahead of the legislative trilogue process (the other interlocutors being the Commission and the Parliament) aimed at amending the Motor Insurance Directive and scheduled for the first half of 2020. The question of the scope of the Directive is key.
Fires and cars – spontaneous combustion is “use”
Today’s decision of the Court of Justice of the EU holds that fire damage due caused by a car catching fire more than 24 hours after it had been parked in a garage was “use of a vehicle” and therefore within the scope of compulsory insurance set down in the relevant directive. As a result, the motor insurer would be required to meet the fire damage claim of around €45,000.