New measures to crackdown on uninsured drivers

Commenting on new measures to crackdown on uninsured drivers, Andy Leadbetter, managing director of insurance at moneysupermarket.com said: "I applaud the new initiative tightening up rules on uninsured vehicles. Anyone who drives without insurance, no matter how short the distance and whether it's their car or someone else's, is breaking the law. Even worse they are putting themselves and others at risk. Responsible motorists have long paid the price for those motorists who get behind the wheel without insurance. The new Department for Transport measures should help to drive premiums down in the future; making our roads a safer place and hopefully our pockets a little healthier too.

"Uninsured drivers have long been an issue; 15 per cent of British motorists admit they have driven a car when they weren't insured, almost one in ten (nine per cent) of which flouted the law in someone else's car and six per cent in their own. Being caught without insurance already comes with a hefty punishment, with uninsured drivers looking at £200 on-the-spot fine, six points on their licence and their car impounded - but that's clearly not enough. According to the new legislation, even motorists in possession of an uninsured vehicle will now incur a £100 fine."