Motor News
This quarter in the Motor world we look at a variety of topics as follows:-
Electric Vehicles: With the numbers of electric vehicles on the roads rising year on year, plus further government incentives to increase usage, it is a good time to look at some of the issues around the use of EVs. Here Petty Abrams, Senior Associate and deputy lead of the DWF AV and EV ACE group, examines the ABI's updated salvage code now updated to include EV's, with the link to the article here: Insurers calls for more regulation on electric vehicles. (this article was also published in the Insurance POST on the 6th August 2025).
E-Scooters: The lack of regulations on e-scooters has been an ongoing source of frustration for insurers as accidents and injuries continue to soar. The MIB has been picking up the bill for some of these claims in the meantime but they are also running out of patience. Our government acknowledge that this is a significant area of concern which needs to be addressed, but other more important priorities are taking up legislative time instead. Until then, insurers and lawyers must stay alert to the implications of illegality defences. Petty Abrams looks at the issues, link here: Court holds that the unlawful use of e-scooters is "the scourge of the high street"
Split Liability Offers and Part 36: The judgment in Mundy v TUI UK Ltd [2023] EWHC 385 (Ch) prompted a debate on whether split liability offers were still an effective tool in the arsenal of litigators. Some commentators took the view that the judgment was an aberration, whilst others heralded the end of split liability offers. This article considers the practical effect of the decision on the landscape of civil disputes, and offers some suggestions on how practitioners might use or respond to split liability offers while further clarification on the ambit of the judgment is awaited. Will Stobart investigates, link here: Split liability offers following Mundy v TUI: Has the game truly changed?