Lawyers of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation have prepared several tips for those participants in hostilities who are car owners and what benefits they can use.
Who is exempt from compulsory insurance
Each car owner must issue a “civil liability insurance”.
However, the following groups are exempted from compulsory civil liability insurance on the territory of Ukraine:
- participants in hostilities
- victims of the Revolution of Dignity
- persons with disabilities as a result of war
- persons with disabilities of the I group who can personally drive their own vehicles
- persons driving a vehicle belonging to a person with a disability of group I, in his presence
Vehicles owned by them are cars that privileged categories of persons own not only on the basis of ownership, but also on any other legal basis:
- contract
- lease etc
To confirm the right to a benefit, you must have:
- certificate of a participant in hostilities
- documents confirming the right to own or use a car
Power of attorney for driving a car is not suitable for exemption from obligatory car insurance. This document does not confirm that a person is the legal owner of a vehicle.
This benefit is personalized. If a car belonging to a person with the status of a participant in hostilities will be driven by a person without such status, then it is necessary to have car insurance. Otherwise, the Patrol Police officers will have the right to issue a fine, and the payment of damages to the victims will be made at the expense of such a driver.
How to receive legal advice from the UVF
Need advice on using benefits for combatants? Contact the lawyers of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation. Leave an application at the link, it’s free: https://cutt.ly/s9Asnpo
Requests for assistance can be submitted daily and around the clock. Consultations are provided daily, free of charge, on working days from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The project is implemented jointly with the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission – NAKO – an organization that works to reduce the level of corruption in areas important for the national security of Ukraine and with the support of the Office of the United Kingdom Special Defense Advisor: Ukraine.
