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MIB Suggest 4 Percent Driving Without Car Insurance
March 9, 2012
A recent report by the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) has suggested that almost 4% of drivers are driving without car insurance.
In spite of this the figure for uninsured motorists has dropped from 1.9 million in 2005 to 1.4 million in 2012.
The real concern is that those driving without car insurance are responsible for three hit-and-run deaths a week, according to other official figures released in recent years.
The organisation believe that the majority of uninsured motorists are probably under the age of 30 and those in big cities are far more likely to be driving without cover. Official police figures indicate that 10% of motorists in London, 9.5% in Merseyside and over 8% in Manchester are driving without car insurance.
It is believed that one of the main reasons behind the drop in the number of uninsured motorists is due to the system of continuous insurance enforcement. This has enabled the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to access the MIB database, making it far harder for uninsured motorists to avoid detection.
As a result the number of seized cars is dropping and actually fell to 140,000 in 2011, compared to 150,000 in 2010.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9119456/Nearly-four-per-cent-of-drivers-uninsured.html