RE: European Court of Justice rules on Insurance / Pensions
March 5, 2011 at 5:11 am
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2011 at 5:12 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
We have two kinds of car insurance here in Australia: (1)Comprehensive and (2) Third Party
(1) Comprehensive is voluntary:Full comprehensive insures me against damage I may do to my car or to that of another person. One may have "third party property" which insures only the car you hit,not your own. Useful if one is driving a $500 clunker.
(2) Third party proper is compulsory and is paid as part of vehicle registration, to the Department of motor vehicles; is is government run. It covers injury to a third party,usually a passenger in either vehicle.The payout can be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
My basic position in the common good is more important than the good of any one individual.The exception to this rule is when I happen to be the individual. This position can be hard to maintain,since I also have the traditional Celtic resentment of all forms of authority. I tend to ignore laws with which I disagree if can get away with it or am willing to wear the penalty if caught. (EG I do NOT pick up my dog's shit)
(1) Comprehensive is voluntary:Full comprehensive insures me against damage I may do to my car or to that of another person. One may have "third party property" which insures only the car you hit,not your own. Useful if one is driving a $500 clunker.
(2) Third party proper is compulsory and is paid as part of vehicle registration, to the Department of motor vehicles; is is government run. It covers injury to a third party,usually a passenger in either vehicle.The payout can be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
My basic position in the common good is more important than the good of any one individual.The exception to this rule is when I happen to be the individual. This position can be hard to maintain,since I also have the traditional Celtic resentment of all forms of authority. I tend to ignore laws with which I disagree if can get away with it or am willing to wear the penalty if caught. (EG I do NOT pick up my dog's shit)
