September 25, 2009

Let's stop creating new offences

Yes, no new offences until the existing laws can be enforced properly.

1.7 million people across the UK are driving uninsured, say the Motor Insurers' Bureau. Now they are talking their own book - but presumably these people are driving unlicensed vehicles which are potentially dangerous, as they probably don't have MoTs either.

185,000 uninsured vehicles were seized in 2008. 40% were crushed or sold.
Nationally, over 232,000 people were convicted for driving uninsured last year - one conviction every three minutes. Yet six out of ten believe they will get away with it.
Well statistically they probably will! Enforcement isn't keeping up.

Why isn't it a paying proposition for the insurance industry to track down uninsured vehicles themselves? Because they just add £30 to the cost of law-abiding motorists' insurance premiums.

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