The rules that govern the law of motor insurance are laid down in a complex system which includes national legislations, EU Directives and the Green Card Scheme. One of the controversial issues is to reconcile the EU Directives and the national law; there have been numerous cases in which an EU Directive and a local regulation appear contradictory and the courts had to determine the rules of interpretation to read these two different instruments together. With the current globalisation and means of transport it is inevitable that disputes will arise for road users outside the jurisdiction...