Uninsured drivers

09th October 2006

The nation’s two million uninsured drivers are at risk of being caught out, as new research from Churchill Car Insurance reveals almost a third (29%) of honest drivers would report an uninsured driver to the authorities - even if they were a friend or family member.

The General public would be more inclined to report an uninsured driver than they would a benefit cheat, a thief or a dodgy salesman in a bid to ‘curb’ the numbers of uninsured drivers currently on the road and 87% would refuse to get in a car if they knew the driver was uninsured.

The UK’s honest drivers offered a number of suggestions that could prove a workable deterrent to uninsured drivers such as destroying the car of anybody caught flouting the need for insurance and or making them undertake community service.

The public’s perception of the uninsured drivers is compounded by the fact that 83% of honest drivers think people who drive without a licence would be more inclined to commit other crimes.