Legal changes 'will crack down on uninsured drivers'

Proposed changes to the law to make driving without insurance a more difficult offence to avoid have been touted.

Graeme Trudgill, technical and corporate affairs executive at the British Insurance Brokers' Association, said that following a meeting with the transport minister, it has been confirmed that a consultation document on the issue will be released within the next few months.

"The motor insurance database is going to be compared with the DVLA registered keeper database. So anyone who has a car who doesn't have insurance ... can clearly be identified," said Mr Trudgill.

He added that as a result of this, around 1.5 million people across the country who will become suspects - something that may be of interest to solicitors in Northern Ireland.

Statistics released by the Motor Insurance Bureau indicated that there are around two million uninsured vehicles on the roads across the country, with the majority being found in larger towns and cities.
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