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Drivers without car insurance top 1m mark, research claims

12 May 2008

Over one million British motorists have admitted to driving without car insurance in the last 12 months, new research has found.

More than a third of those avoiding paying premiums are aged between 17 and 24, according to Sainsbury's Bank.

A further 354,800 between 25 and 34 have driven without car insurance, while London was found to have the highest avoidance rate in the UK, at six per cent.

Statistics from the Home Office in March revealed the number of court cases against uninsured drivers in 2005 was 392,763.

Of the respondents to the Sainsbury's survey, 19 per cent they did not realise they had to have car insurance, while the same proportion they could not afford it.

A poll by MoneyExpert.com showed 350,000 British motorists were uninsured.

It also found younger drivers between the ages of 17 and 24 to be the worst offenders, with 120,000 admitting to not having adequate cover.