HR GO Driving News Archive - November 2009
New Plans to Tackle Uninsured Drivers
New measures to crack down on uninsured drivers were revealed by Road Safety Minister Paul Clark. These will make it an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle – rather than just to drive when uninsured, making it easier to catch uninsured drivers. Under the new system it will mean that the DVLA will work alongside the insurance industry to identify uninsured vehicles. Motorists will receive a letter telling them that their vehicle appears to be uninsured and warn them they will receive a fine. If they fail to insure the car they will receive a £100 fine. If the vehicle remains uninsured it could then be seized and destroyed.