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That is firmly into ruined life territory. Sounds more like "inconvenience" territory to me, but I hope you and your car are recovering well from this life alt

• mpclark 12y ago
  No, in the UK being caught like this means a big fine, an long-term endorsement on your license and unpleasant side effects which include raised insurance premiums and not being able to get a hire car for several years afterwards. It IS actually a big deal. And it all has its roots in a bank card number changing unexpectedly. And the point is, yes, consequences can be rather more damaging than having your Amazon Prime membership lapse.
  • moe 12y ago
    And they don't do as much as send you a letter first? Seems hard to believe.
    • pjc50 12y ago
      Not having insurance is a strict liability offence, and there's now a database (of course) of who has paid up insurance.
      • moe 12y ago
        Not having insurance is a strict liability offence It's the same in my country. But if you're late on payments then a normal dunning process begins. Before your insurance turns invalid you have to ignore at least 3 letters over the course of 3 months. In the UK they just flip the switch when a single payment fails, without prior warning?