According to the Court of Justice of the European Union in a ruling made on Tuesday 4 September (C-80/17), a vehicle which is capable of being driven must be covered by motor vehicle insurance against civil liability even if its owner, who no longer intends to drive it, has chosen to park it on private land.
The owner of a motor vehicle registered in Portugal, Mrs Juliana, stopped driving it and parked it in the yard of her house, but did not take steps formally to withdraw it from use. In...