Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-07-03-Speech-2-076"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-07-03"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010703.3.2-076"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-07-03-Speech-2-0772
lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley2
lpv:spoken text	". I support my socialist colleague, Willi Rothley, on his report which calls for a new car insurance directive to improve the legal protection of accident victims. Our citizens have a right to receive equal legal protection wherever they are in the European Union. Every year, thousands of people drive across the continent on holiday. Holidaymakers driving from Bolton to Barcelona must be protected on a legal basis. The overall aim of the directive is extremely important in ensuring that there is a consistent and high level of legal protection. I wholeheartedly support the drive for improved compensation for national road traffic accidents, by obliging insurers to provide either an offer or a refusal of compensation within three months of receiving a claim. Clear and swift decisions are the best way of reassuring victims of the outcome of their claim. Furthermore, this report welcomes an EU minimum of EUR 2 m with future increases in line with inflation. Minimum amounts insured are out of date and this figure is a much more realistic sum. It is not just holidaymakers who will benefit from this new directive. People buying cars in other countries will also gain confidence from this measure. Insurers should be able to provide insurance for a maximum of 30 days for anyone who wishes to buy a vehicle registered in another Member State and drive it back to their own country to re-register it there. Public confidence in the legal aspects of road safety across the European Union must increase so that our citizens can travel freely from country to country without fear of huge legal fees and 15 intimidating legal systems. Only by improving the legal protection of accident victims can our citizens take full advantage of driving across the EU and make the most of freedom of movement."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2000-04-11--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2003-05-20)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Titley (PSE ),"1 "in writing"1

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