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21/08/2003
Review into tackling uninsured driving welcomed
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has today welcomed the government's move to establish an independent review into problems associated with uninsured drivers.
It is estimated that 1-in-20 motorists in the UK drive without motor insurance, and the costs of accidents involving uninsured motorists is estimated to cost £500 million a year. The cost of uninsured driving adds up to an extra £30 a year to the average motor insurance policy.
Welcoming today’s announcement by the Department for Transport of the appointment of Professor David Greenaway to carry out the review, Mary Francis, the ABI’s Director General, said: “This review offers a breakthrough opportunity to reduce the problem of uninsured driving.
“The review will need to focus on detection and deterrents. We need to see a real commitment to improved detection of motorists who drive without insurance, and a wider range of penalties that act as real deterrents, such as community service orders, and confiscation of vehicles for repeat offenders.
“ Motor insurers have invested heavily in the Motor Insurance Database. This contains details of motor insurance policies, and enables the police to carry out on-the-spot checks. We need to ensure that this key enforcement tool is used to best effect."
Ms Francis said that the ABI would play a "full part" in the review, to ensure that proposals reflect the "most practical way forward in reducing this crime”.
The ABI represents insurance companies to the government, and to the regulatory agencies.
(gmcg)
It is estimated that 1-in-20 motorists in the UK drive without motor insurance, and the costs of accidents involving uninsured motorists is estimated to cost £500 million a year. The cost of uninsured driving adds up to an extra £30 a year to the average motor insurance policy.
Welcoming today’s announcement by the Department for Transport of the appointment of Professor David Greenaway to carry out the review, Mary Francis, the ABI’s Director General, said: “This review offers a breakthrough opportunity to reduce the problem of uninsured driving.
“The review will need to focus on detection and deterrents. We need to see a real commitment to improved detection of motorists who drive without insurance, and a wider range of penalties that act as real deterrents, such as community service orders, and confiscation of vehicles for repeat offenders.
“ Motor insurers have invested heavily in the Motor Insurance Database. This contains details of motor insurance policies, and enables the police to carry out on-the-spot checks. We need to ensure that this key enforcement tool is used to best effect."
Ms Francis said that the ABI would play a "full part" in the review, to ensure that proposals reflect the "most practical way forward in reducing this crime”.
The ABI represents insurance companies to the government, and to the regulatory agencies.
(gmcg)
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