New insurance law 'will improve road safety'

Date: 22/6/2011

June 2011 has seen the introduction of the Continuous Insurance Enforcement law in the UK, under which all vehicles must be covered by an adequate policy - even if they are never driven.

Any person found not to have taken this action or to have secured a Statutory Off Road Notification for the motor will first receive a warning letter, before more severe action is taken - such as a fine and ultimately the confiscation and destruction of the car or van.

According to Robert Gifford, Executive Director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, road safety will improve as a result of this legislation.

This is because it is known that uninsured drivers are more likely to be involved in a crash, while they also add £30 to the cost of every motoring premium that is taken out.

"Given that there is a connection linked between driving uninsured and having a crash resulting in injury, this is a move that ought, in the long term, to improve road safety," Mr Gifford states.

Posted by Sarah Bailey