Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/09/26
By: Tsai Yi-chu and Y.F. Low

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Starting in March 2018, motorists convicted of drunk driving

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will be required to pay a higher punitive premium for Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said Tuesday.

The punitive premium will be raised to NT$3,600 (US$119) per violation, up from the current NT$2,100, to reflect the cost of compensation for victims of drunk driving, the commission said.

There is no limit to the number of times violators can be charged with a punitive premium, the FSC said.    [FULL  STORY]