Millions of Britons could have invalid car insurance

Tue, 10 Jul 2007

There could be as many as 2.5 million UK motorists on the roads with invalid car insurance policies, new research has revealed.

According to comparison company uSwitch, six per cent of vehicles have no insurance, while a further ten per cent of drivers are untruthful when dealing with car insurance providers, potentially invalidating their policies.

Statistics provided by the group indicated that hundreds of thousands of UK car insurance customers fail to disclose facts that could have an impact upon their policies, such as speeding and drink-driving.

Despite this, three out of four UK motorists responded to the firm's survey by claiming to understand the consequences of giving misinformation to their car insurance providers.

Aron Thompson, head of insurance at the firm, commented: "With many consumers seeing car insurance as a grudge purchase, it's no great surprise to see people either withhold or knowingly provide inaccurate, crucial information in order to get cheaper cover."

It was recently alleged that several high-profile Premiership footballers were involved in a scam to share points on their driving licences to avoid a ban.


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