Number of uninsured drivers falls to 1.5m
30th July 2010
Car insurance providers will be pleased to know that new figures have shown a 20% fall in the number of uninsured motorists over the last four years.
According to data released by the Motor Insurers' Bureau, there were an estimated 1.5 million drivers with no motor insurance across the UK in 2009.
The figure was down by around 300,000 from the 1.8 million uninsured drivers in 2005, the group said.
Around 160 people are killed on the roads every year across the country by drivers with no car insurance. A further 23,000 others are injured.
It is estimated that the cost to insurers is around £500 million, adding the equivalent of £30 to the cost of car insurance cover for every honest motorist.
Four of five top hotspots for uninsured drivers between 2007 and 2009 were in Birmingham, with Small Heath taking the top slot, followed by Bordesley and Saltley.
Barkerend in Bradford had the highest proportion of uninsured drivers, between 1997, when the Motor Insurers' Bureau first started collecting data, and 2009, followed by West Gorton in Manchester, and Small Heath in Birmingham.
The Metropolitan area had the highest number of uninsured vehicles in terms of police forces, with an estimated one in 10 motorists in the capital not having insurance.
Copyright © Press Association 2010
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