The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 2000
Council Directive 72/166/EEC (OJ No. L103, 2.5.72, p. 2), as modified by Council Directives 84/5/EEC (OJ No. L8, 11.1.84, p. 17) and 90/232/EEC (OJ No. L129, 19.5.90, p. 33) requires a Member State to take all appropriate measures to ensure that civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles normally based in its territory is covered by insurance.