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Insurance required for all vehicles from next month
All drivers must insure their vehicles from June 20th once the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement law is imposed.
This will mean that even cars that sit in the driveway or are only driven on private land will still need to be insured or incur a £100 fine.
It is hoped that the law will see more uninsured cars taken off the UK's roads and the Motor Insurers' Bureau has launched an awareness campaign of the change in the law.
Road safety minister Mike Penning commented: "Uninsured drivers are a danger on our roads, killing 160 and injuring a further 23,000 people each year, and they cost honest motorists £500 million in extra premiums. That is why we are introducing this tough new law which will leave uninsured drivers with nowhere to hide.
"Our message is clear - get insured or face a fine, court action or seeing your car seized and destroyed."
Government figures suggest that around four per cent of British motorists are uninsured and face a maximum fine of £5,000.
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This will mean that even cars that sit in the driveway or are only driven on private land will still need to be insured or incur a £100 fine.
It is hoped that the law will see more uninsured cars taken off the UK's roads and the Motor Insurers' Bureau has launched an awareness campaign of the change in the law.
Road safety minister Mike Penning commented: "Uninsured drivers are a danger on our roads, killing 160 and injuring a further 23,000 people each year, and they cost honest motorists £500 million in extra premiums. That is why we are introducing this tough new law which will leave uninsured drivers with nowhere to hide.
"Our message is clear - get insured or face a fine, court action or seeing your car seized and destroyed."
Government figures suggest that around four per cent of British motorists are uninsured and face a maximum fine of £5,000.
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Published: 23/05/2011
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