The scheme of directives indicated that it was not up to individual member states to provide for compensation in accordance with a law of their choice.
They proceeded on the basis that the victim's entitlement to compensation would be measured on a consistent basis, by reference to the law of the member state where the accident took place.
Over the years, the Motor Insurance Directives have strengthened the protection of victims of motor accidents, particularly those who are injured by uninsured and untraced drivers. Brexit now puts that protection in some doubt.
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/legal-updates/rta-victims-injured-abroad/5057822.article
