Latest Uninsured Driving Hotspots Revealed!

(19/10/2011) Uninsured hotspots revealed

The number of uninsured drivers on UK roads has dropped by 25% over the last five years, reports the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB).

This is thanks to co-operation between the insurance industry, the police and MIB. Since 2005, more than 750,000 uninsured vehicles have been seized at the roadside and levels of uninsured driving are expected to be reduced even further with the introduction of continuous insurance enforcement (CIE) earlier this year. Under CIE, the police and DVLA are able to systematically identify vehicles without insurance using the Motor Insurance Database (MID), and take action.

However, the rate of progress to reduce uninsured driving is being held back by illegal motorists in the West Midlands and West Yorkshire, says MIB.

The number of drivers with no insurance in these regions are overrepresented by as much as eight times the national average, putting them in the spotlight for vehicle seizure, wheel clamping, fines and prosecution. Of the 20 worst postcodes, 17 are in the West Midlands and West Yorkshire, with Bordesley in Birmingham topping the list.

“There are areas of the United Kingdom that continue to present a challenge for enforcement authorities says Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Road Policing Lead Chief Constable Phil Gormley.”

“The advantage that the MID information provides is that we know where these vehicles are and can focus our attention on areas where we have the greatest impact.”

An interactive map of the UK’s top 20 uninsured driving hotspots is available to download at
http://stayinsured.askmid.com/hotspot.html

Ashton West, chief executive, MIB talks about continuous insurance enforcement
http://www.youtube.com/user/AXAConnect#p/u/22/y2TE-FUGTgE

Source – Axa Insurance