10 reasons why you could be driving uninsured
It’s a simple truth; drive a car without insurance and you’re breaking the law. Despite this, it’s reckoned there are more than 1 million uninsured drivers on our roads. They cost law-abiding motorists £400 million each year but only 150,000 or so are prosecuted annually. If you’re caught driving without insurance your car will be seized, may be crushed and you can also expect between six and eight points on your licence. That’s as well as a fine of around £300 – although it could be far more if the case goes to court. Many of those who drive without insurance do so deliberately, but in a lot of cases it’s because of an oversight, poor communication or some kind of misunderstanding. So before you drive any car, make sure you don’t fall prey to one of these: