valid DL
Suri.Sravan Kumar
(Querist) 15 October 2010
This query is : Resolved
Eicher van is carrying a load of liquor/whisky from Karnataka state to Andhra Pradesh. The vehicle belongs to AP. The policy was issued for goods carrying commercial vehicle. The driver was holding LMV Transport. The vehicle was involved in an accident and the owner of the van lodged claim with the Insurance Company for the damages to his vehicle. Insurance co repudiated the claim stating that the driver of the van is not holding a valid DL as there was no endorsement on his DL to drive Hazardous goods.
Now the question is whether the DL of the driver is valid to transport whisky. Is it necessary to have endorsement on DL to transport liquor? Any citations in support.
shravankumar
Sri Vijayan.A
(Expert) 16 October 2010
The Eicher Van is heavier than LMV.
So it can be declared that the driver is not holding a valid license.
In this circumstance, the insu. co shall not take any responsibility
