A new system to tackle uninsured driving has moved a step closer with road safety minister Mike Penning laying the final regulations in Parliament.
Under Continuous Insurance Enforcement it will be an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle, rather than just to drive when uninsured.
The regulations will allow the DVLA to take action against those who ignore warnings to get their vehicle insured.
The Motor Insurance Database (MID) will be used to identify registered keepers of vehicles that appear to have no insurance.
Mr Penning said: “Uninsured drivers injure 23,000 people each year and add £30 to every responsible motorist’s premium so we need to do everything we can to keep them off the roads.
“These new powers will help us to take targeted action while freeing up police time to deal with the hard core of offenders.”
Vehicles with a valid Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) will not be required to be insured.
It is planned for the first insurance advisory letters (which warn individuals that they appear to be uninsured) to be sent at the end of June following a publicity campaign to raise awareness of the CIE scheme.
Source : Postonline
