The Czech Insurers’ Bureau concluded the Internal Regulations agreements between Bureaux with all the Insurers’ Bureaux. Internal Regulations are one of the bases of the Green Card system. The Green Card is the only one internationally respected proof of existence of liability insurance for damage caused by operation of vehicle. Green Card proves that in respect to the particular vehicle the liability insurance is concluded and also allows the driver to enter a foreign state without paying...
Table presenting the scope of agreements within the Green Card System concluded between the Czech Insurers’ Bureau and other Bureaux – member of the Council of Bureaux.
Did you cause damage by your vehicle in the Czech Republic? Advise to the injured party: your name, surname and place of residence name, surname and place of residence or trade name and place of business of the vehicle owner trade name and place of business of the insurer, with which the Motor Third-Party Liability insurance was concluded, and the number of the insurance policy registration (plate) number of your vehicle, by which the damage was caused. With other parties involved in the...
What should you do whith an uninsured vehicle ? It certainly cannot be on the roads. Under § 1(2) of the Act No. 168/1999 Coll., on liability insurance for damage caused by operation of vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “act”), only a vehicle that has liability insurance may be used on a publicly accessible road. In relation to liability for damage, operating a vehicle does not consist only of driving it, but also of its being parked on a road. Incorrectly braked vehicle may start to move by...
The respective vehicle registration body (district office) runs the deposit of the vehicle registration (plate) number and the road vehicle registration certificate for the temporary withdrawal of a vehicle from the Road Vehicles Register.
Motorists often wrongly believe that liability insurance expires following a change of owner upon the sale of a vehicle. However according to the valid legislation it occurs at the moment the policyholder, his heir, legal successor, or vehicle owner, if he is a person different from the policyholder, notifies the respective insurance company of this fact. Therefore it is important for the seller to inform not only the district office in whose Road Vehicles Register the sold vehicle is...
If Vehicle ceased physically to exist as a vehicle (in case of compulsory registration of this vehicle), the liability insurance expires on the effective date, when the respective vehicle registration body withdraws the vehicle from the Road Vehicles Register. If Vehicle ceased physically to exist as a vehicle (only vehicle exempt of compulsory registration), the liability insurance expires on the day when a vehicle ceased physically to exist. The termination of the physical existence of a...
If the policyholder does not pay the overdue premium within the minimal time limit of 1 month as from delivery of the insurance company’s reminder for payment of the premium, the liability insurance expires on the day following the expiry of the time limit. The time limit set forth by the insurance company in a reminder may be extended by mutual agreement prior to expiry of this time limit.