Number of uninsured drivers on the roads gone down

January 16, 2008 by admin  
Filed under News, News-Insurance

The number of uninsured drivers on the road has gone down over the past two years, claim industry experts.

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) said that “things have changed a lot” with rates going down in excess of ten per cent.

Graeme Trudgill, technical and corporate affairs executive for BIBA, said: “In 2007, approximately 150,000 were seized by the police and in 2006 this number was 78,000.

“So it’s practically doubled in the last year and we’re expecting it to be much higher again this year,” he continued.

The police have now got access to the motor insurance database and the power to seize uninsured vehicles as well as “automatic number plate reading cameras” which are helping catch uninsured drivers.

According to the Motor Insurer Bureau, uninsured driving cost law-abiding motorists in excess of £500 million each year or around £30 on their insurance premium.

The body also said that up to 160 deaths on the roads each year in the UK are caused by uninsured drivers.

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