r/AskEurope • u/ErebusXVII Czechia • 7d ago

Culture What's an outdated law/practise/mechanic/whatever, which is still in use, completely ignoring new advancements?

Example: Car brackets based on engine displacement, used for calculating insurance/tax. I'm not sure if it made sense when it was introduced, but it definitely doesn't make sense today. Because what originally was an emission related regulation, today it can cause situation, where more environmentally friendly cars can be charged more, just because they have bigger engine.

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u/crucible Wales 6d ago

Oh, we have lots of old or odd laws in the UK that were never technically repealed, but are made rather irrelevant by the fact that it’s not the Middle Ages any more, or other laws just overrule it.

https://emlaw.co.uk/weird-uk-laws/

https://chester.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Shoot_the_Welsh