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An ever increasing number of people are currently driving without car insurance on UK roads. As financial pressure grows on UK household’s people aren’t shopping around for the best car insurance deals; they’re simply not buying any.

The implication of this growing trend is very worrying for the car insurance industry and injury compensation companies alike.

The penalties for driving without insurance include:

• £200 fine
• Your vehicle being seized
• Six penalty points added to your license

With the methods of catching uninsured drivers increasing, and more and more of them being caught (up to 500 a day, according to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau also known as the MIB), it’s becoming harder to get away with not having insurance.

There is even a database that shows which parts of the country contain the highest number of uninsured vehicles (Greater London - 13%, Merseyside - 12%, Greater Manchester - 10%, West Yorkshire - 7%, and the West Midlands - 7% are the top five, if you’re interested) so police know where to concentrate their efforts.

The MIB has begun a campaign to point out the risks faced by driving uninsured. It’s not just when people get caught that they run into problems. Anybody involved in an accident whilst they’re uninsured risks being taken to court over road traffic accident claims, and if you don’t have an insurer to pay compensation, you’re going to be paying out of your own pocket.

With the number of No Win No Fee companies around, having to pay compensation on a injury claims is a real possibility and one that could result in enormous financial difficulties for all those involved.

When all of this is considered, skipping insurance to save money suddenly doesn’t seem like such a good idea.