Car insurance dodgers still on road

11th September, 2008

Car insurance provider AA has said that uninsured motorists are more prepared than ever to flout the law and take to the road.

Andrew Howard, head of road safety at the car insurance and breakdown cover provider, explained that current penalties for driving without the correct insurance protection are not tough enough.

He explained that in 2006 the average fine for driving without adequate car insurance stood at £182. Mr Howard said that:

However, he did state that "there is a lot of car confiscation and car crushing that goes on for uninsured drivers", but warned that some drivers are prepared to go without a car insurance policy to help finance a cheap vehicle.

Research from the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) reveals that 150,000 motors were seized from drivers without car insurance in 2007. Currently one uninsured car is seized every three minutes.

The dangers of driving without car insurance were highlighted in a recent study from Direct Line which revealed that 200 road users die each year in accidents involving uninsured motorists.

Uninsured drivers were also found to be ten times more likely than those with car insurance to have a conviction for drink driving and four times more likely to have a driving without due care and attention conviction.

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