PART 1

Automated vehicles: liability of insurers etc

Interpretation
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1
For the purposes of this Part—
a
a vehicle is “driving itself” if it is operating in a mode in which it is not being controlled, and does not need to be monitored, by an individual;
b
a vehicle is “insured” if there is in force in relation to the use of the vehicle on a road or other public place in Great Britain a policy of insurance that satisfies the conditions in section 145 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
2
In this Part—
- “automated vehicle” has the meaning given by section 1(4);
- “damage” has the meaning given by section 2(3);
- “insured person”, in relation to an insured vehicle, means any person whose use of the vehicle is covered by the policy in question;
- “insurer”, in relation to an insured vehicle, means the insurer under that policy;
- “road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (see section 192(1) of that Act).
3
In this Part—
a
a reference to an accident includes a reference to two or more causally related accidents;
b
a reference to an accident caused by an automated vehicle includes a reference to an accident that is partly caused by an automated vehicle.
S. 8 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)