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Further to my piece a couple of days ago, I’ve just been reading some information from the Manchester Police saying that uninsured drivers are six times more likely to have convictions for driving un-roadworthy vehicles and nine times more likely to have convictions for drink-driving.

And their crimes are said to put an extra £30 on every car insurance premium.

The latest technology fitted to lots of police cars ensures that vehicles not registered on the database system (it checks insurance, road tax, driving license and MOT) automatically trigger an alert to officers who, under the new powers, can seize cars. - That’s Good !

Drivers unable to produce proof of insurance have their vehicles impounded.

To reclaim their vehicles, owners must pay £105 for recovery, £12 a day storage, and a £200 fixed penalty notice or a fine imposed by a court. - That’s Bad !.

So for around £350 they can retrieve their cars and be driving around uninsured again, because it’s a certain fact that they won’t be wanting to pay the insurance premium that’s demanded following their conviction for “no insurance”, drunk driving etc.

If an owner fails to reclaim the vehicle within 14 days, it is crushed, scrapped or sold. - Ha…there’s the answer then. Lock ‘em all up for 15 days when you seize the car. When they get out and pay their fine present them with the block of crushed metal - Oh I like it!.

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Tags: car insurance, convictions, insurance premium, police cars, proof of insurance, uninsured drivers

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