There are 300,000 uninsured vehicles on UK roads, on average, every single day. The relevant fines have been eroded over the years and no longer function as an appropriate deterrent. MIB believes that the fines for both owning an uninsured vehicle and for driving an uninsured vehicle on public roads need to be increased to be proportionate to the average motor insurance premium of £622 (Q4, 2024). 

Since 2005, our work with government, insurers and the police has helped seize more than 2.5 million uninsured vehicles. However, we want to go further to reduce uninsured driving, with higher penalties being an important mechanism to help eradicate the issue.

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Addressing uninsured driving will make our streets safer

Uninsured driving accounts for 130 deaths a year, 8% of total road fatalities in the UK
At least one person is killed by an uninsured driver every week
Every day, at least one person is so seriously injured by an uninsured or hit-and-run driver, they need life-long care
Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is the victim of an uninsured or hit-and-run driver
 

Strengthening penalties will help to remove uninsured vehicles from UK roads

UK penalties for driving uninsured are significantly lower than the average insurance premium in 2024 of £622
Compared to other European countries, UK penalties for uninsured driving are significantly lower
Keeping an uninsured vehicle results in a fine of just £100
Uninsured driving results in a fixed penalty notice of just £300
 

Reducing uninsured driving will bring down costs and reduce debts

Uninsured and 
hit-and-run drivers cost the UK economy almost £2.4 billion every year
Uninsured driving claims add £260 million to motor insurance premiums annually
Councils report that known uninsured vehicles contribute to substantial
unpaid debt
 

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What we do

Uninsured driving affects everybody. MIB is at the heart of the fight - find out what we are doing to reduce the issue and take uninsured vehicles off the road.

Uninsured driving victims

Hear from some of the people you would be helping on how an uninsured collision changed their life, and how MIB's support helped them rebuild.

Op Drive Insured 2024

Find out how uninsured vehicles were taken off the road, whilst pitfalls and consequence awareness increased for motorists aiming to be law-abiding.

Managing insurance data

Find out how we support the UK insurance industry, from being the home of Navigate, the motor insurance policy database, to running MIAFTR and CUE.