Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which categories of motorised vehicles are exempt from a requirement to hold third party public liability insurance.

In the UK no categories of motor vehicles are exempt but there are a very limited number of exemptions for certain organisations from the requirement to hold third party motor insurance. These are set out in s144 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. In Northern Ireland the equivalent legislation is Article 90 of the Road Traffic Order 1981.

Even though these organisations do not require motor insurance they must still have in place measures to ensure that victims of accidents caused by such vehicles are fully compensated for their injuries or losses.