Beware Motor Madness Uninsured Driv... Emediawire (press release)
33 per cent uplift in uninsured drivers from 2008. Every fifth car being driven on the UK roads could be uninsured.
Chester, UK (PRWeb UK) August 21, 2009 -- The number of motorists getting behind the wheel uninsured has risen by a third (33 per cent) compared to 2008, according to research from moneysupermarket.com*.
The survey by the UK's leading price comparison site found a fifth of motorists (20 per cent) admit breaking the law by driving uninsured, compared to 15 per cent in 20082; almost a tenth of motorists (nine per cent) have disregarded the law and driven their own car without insurance, while eight per cent admit to getting behind the wheel of someone else's car when not adequately insured. A further three per cent say they have driven their own car uninsured in between renewing their insurance policy.
Men are more likely to drive uninsured, with one in four (23 per cent) admitting to it compared to 16 per cent of women. The poll also exposes younger drivers; 37 per cent of twenty-somethings say that they have driven without cover, compared to just seven per cent of those in their sixties.
