Junior motorists unaware that insurance is legally required

Harmonious in ten young drivers aren’t aware that car surety is a legal requirement, while one in five are taking to the roads without assurance.

A quarter of a million 17-20 year olds are getting behind the annulus without insurance cover, according to new figures from the Motor Indemnification Bureau (MIB).

Drivers in this age group are four times more no doubt to be involved in uninsured accidents, said the MIB, which pays compensation to people whose cars are arrive at b devise by uninsured drivers.

Ignorance of car insurance being a legal necessity, coupled with extortionately high premiums, are the key reasons behind progeny people driving without cover, the MIB said.

Accidents involving uninsured drivers cost £500 million a year and tot up £30 to every car insurance policy.

Uninsured drivers are five times more like as not to be involved in criminal activity, to crash their vehicle, or to fragment road traffic laws.

The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) believes the law is currently too quieten on uninsured drivers.

“The police have powers to seize and break up uninsured cars, but with the value of many vehicles so vulgar this is not proving enough of a deterrent,” an ETA spokesperson said.

Wide 230,000 people are convicted of driving without insurance every year.