Young driver's insurance news
28/04/2009
UK police crackdown on uninsured motorists
Teenage motorists who choose to stay behind the wheel without young driver car insurance or a licence risk having their vehicle seized, crushed or auctioned off.
Police forces across the UK are cracking down on motorists, young and old, who drive with no motor cover or driving licences, especially if they continually flout the law and endanger the lives of law-abiding motorists and their passengers.
In the West Midlands, a staggering number of cars and other vehicles have been removed from town and city streets. Half of the 52,000-plus vehicles seized in the region by officers since new laws came into force in 2005 have been sold at auction, or crushed and scrapped.
In the last year alone, 12,000 vehicles were impounded. Research has shown that uninsured drivers are 20 times more likely to be involved in crashes that cause injuries.
A police spokesman said, "Vehicles being driven illegally and inconsiderately are a major cause of anti-social behaviour.
"They are often linked to criminal activity and used as pool cars by groups of offenders for criminal activity such as drive-offs from petrol stations or to get to and from the scene of crimes."
Anyone who knows motorists using the roads without licences or young driver car insurance - or with no form of motor cover - can report them to the authorities at the DVLA website at dvla.gov.uk.
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