Uninsured cars seized by Police

[Countdown]

Nearly 160,000 uninsured cars seized on UK roads

That sounds like a positive start. I wonder what happens next to the cars? Also I assume the drivers get points on their licences?

[Weejus]

Hopefully, but lately there is a trend where they don't even hold a licence..!!

[speedking31]

But they are allowed to collect the points and use them on any future UK licence.

[paul_c123]

Countdown said:

Nearly 160,000 uninsured cars seized on UK roads

That sounds like a positive start. I wonder what happens next to the cars? Also I assume the drivers get points on their licences?

Not 100% sure but I've seen similar (no tax repo'd cars). I believe there is a network of auction houses which remarket this kind of car, they give them one or two chances through the auction depending on the trade value, below a certain threshold (probably about £175-200 achieved price) they have an arrangement to scrap them.

[BertBert]

paul_c123 said:

Not 100% sure but I've seen similar (no tax repo'd cars). I believe there is a network of auction houses which remarket this kind of car, they give them one or two chances through the auction depending on the trade value, below a certain threshold (probably about £175-200 achieved price) they have an arrangement to scrap them.

They can be claimed back by the owners if they get them insured and pay the charges surely?

[paul_c123]

BertBert said:

They can be claimed back by the owners if they get them insured and pay the charges surely?

Yes, I believe they're held for x days, subject to the above.

[LosingGrip]

paul_c123 said:

BertBert said:

They can be claimed back by the owners if they get them insured and pay the charges surely?

Yes, I believe they're held for x days, subject to the above.

Correct. 14 days.

£192 for basic recovery (easy with keys plus £26 a day (£13 a day for bikes).

After 14 days they are sold/scrapped. If its worth more than the costs the rest gets sent to the RK.

[GolfDragon]

I welcome this.

Out of my four non-fault insurance claims, 2 were uninsured drivers. The other 2 drivers fled the scene but witnesses gave me details and reg plates/dash cam footage (car was stationary on these two occasions).

[Mr Tidy]

I was really surprised when I saw 160,000 on the BBC News page but I'm so glad they are getting taken off the road.

The rest of us would get cheaper insurance if we didn't all have to contribute towards funding the MIB to compensate the innocent victims of uninsured drivers.

[Doesitdrive]

The figure is only the ones caught, there is a hell of a lot they haven't, driving on others trade policies, driving cars insured by others, a lot more with nothing and few cops on the road, tip of the iceberg figure .

[OutInTheShed]

Doesitdrive said:

The figure is only the ones caught, there is a hell of a lot they haven't, driving on others trade policies, driving cars insured by others, a lot more with nothing and few cops on the road, tip of the iceberg figure .

In theory, anything that's not SORN should be insured.
(not necessarily valid insurance for who and how it's driven of course!)
So ANPR should be reeling in the SORNed cars on the road and not SORN, not insured should be getting automatic begging letters from Swansea.

[softtop]

Here goes, a quote in the BBC news says the concentration in certain areas means we need to increase awareness of insurance. Really?