Numbers of London motorists driving without car insurance have escalated by over 40 per cent over the last couple of years.
In 2001 19,052 drivers were caught without car insurance on London roads. By 2003 the number was 26,797 – constituting a rise more than twice the national average of 20 per cent.
Drivers without car insurance were labelled as "a major social, legal and criminal problem" by the London Assembly Liberal Democrats.
"Loss of life or injury through a road accident is traumatic in itself, but to then discover that the perpetrator has no insurance to provide redress must be unbearable," commented Geoff Pope, a spokesperson for Transport.
The rise in drivers without car insurance has caused petrol prices, road tax and car insurance premiums to become more expensive, in a bid to cover the cost of the drivers without car insurance.
Research shows that people with car insurance have a nine times higher chance of being involved in an accident than those with car insurance. They are ten times more likely than those with car insurance to be convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Mr Pope said the fines for drivers without car insurance need to be made more expensive than car insurance premiums. He believes this will make them decide to take out the car insurance that they need.
"The message must be sent loud and clear that people who drive without being insured will be caught and faced with a hard-hitting penalty," he concluded.
Warnings about drivers without car insurance in London
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Warnings about drivers without car insurance in London
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
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