Crackdown on uninsured drivers
New laws to tackle uninsured driving will be enforced from today.
Under the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement law it’s an offence to be the keeper of an uninsured vehicle, rather than just to drive when uninsured.
From today,registered keepers identified as having an uninsured vehicle will be sent a
letter telling them that their vehicle appears to be uninsured, and warning
them of the consequences if they fail to take action. Those who don’t act on
this warning – either by taking out insurance or declaring their vehicle off
the road – will receive a £100 fine and could have their vehicle clamped,
seized and destroyed. They may also face a court prosecution.
All drivers can check their vehicle is recorded correctly for free at askMID.com
Under the new system:
- DVLA
will work in partnership with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau to identify
uninsured vehicles
- motorists
will receive a letter telling them that their vehicle appears to be
uninsured and warning them that they will be fined unless they take action
- if
the keeper fails to insure the vehicle they will be given a £100 fine
- if
the vehicle remains uninsured – regardless of whether the fine is paid –
further action will be taken. If the vehicle is on public land it could
then be clamped, seized and destroyed; alternatively court action could be
taken, with the offender facing a fine of up to £1,000
- seized
vehicles would only be released when the keeper provided evidence that the
registered keeper is no longer committing the offence of having no
insurance and the person proposing to drive the vehicle away is insured to
do so
Vehicles with
a valid Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) won’t be required to be insured.
For more details, visit direct.gov.uk/stayinsured
Stay insured: new penalties for motor vehicles without insurance
The new vehicle insurance law means that the
registered keeper of a vehicle must keep it insured unless they’ve made a
Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN). If you’re not insured and
haven’t made a SORN, you could face a penalty. Find out what the change
in the law means for you.
The new vehicle insurance law – don’t be caught out
If you’re the registered keeper of a vehicle, it must be insured at all times.
The exceptions are:
- if you have made a SORN for the vehicle
- if your vehicle has been kept off-road since before SORN came
into force on 31 January 1998 – unless it was brought back into use
- if your vehicle is recorded as stolen, passed or sold to the motor trade or between registered keepers
- if your vehicle is recorded scrapped or permanently exported by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing (DVLA)
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