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Clampdown On Uninsured Vehicles One Step Closer
Wed, 20 Apr 2011

The Government has outlined the final aspects of new regulations that will make it illegal for motorists to keep, let alone drive, an uninsured vehicle.

Under the proposed Continuous Insurance Enforcement, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will work with the Motor Insurers Bureau to identify all uninsured vehicles except those with a valid Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN).

Owners of the identified vehicles will be notified and asked to immediately insure them. They may also have to pay fines and could have their vehicles clamped.

If the cars remain uninsured, the DVLA will have the power to seize and destroy them, even if the fine has been paid.

Road Safety Minister Mike Penning, who announced the new regulations, said: "Uninsured drivers injure 23,000 people each year and add £30 to every responsible motorist's premium so we need to do everything we can to keep them off the roads.

"These new powers will help us to take targeted action while freeing up police time to deal with the hard core of offenders."

However, new research conducted by the AA has shown that some 59 per cent of UK drivers are unaware of the new statutory requirement to have an annual insurance policy, while a further 38 per cent do not know what it means for drivers.

Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance, noted: "This tough action is to be welcomed but it is vital that the government undertakes a campaign to increase awareness."

According to the AA, an estimated 1.4 million people are driving on Britain's roads without motor insurance .
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