Uninsured vehicles will be given a £100 fine, clamped, confiscated and destroyed
Under the rules the House of Representatives yesterday, if the period of car insurance had expired and did not renewed by the owner, it would be charged a fine of 100 pounds, car tires would be clamped and then the car would be confiscated and destroyed.
Starting in June, according to the system of ‘continuous insurance enforcement’, the car had to be insured at all times so their car wouldn’t be clamped and seized in the street. Except, if the registered keeper officially said that the car is permanently off road and not being driven – a process called as Statutory off Road Notification (SORN). The matter which was feared by the group of Motoring was a rider forgotten to insure on time because they were on vacation or in the hospital so they had to pay a fine of 100 pounds.
The Department for Transport said that according to the new system, Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will cooperate with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau to identify uninsured vehicles database. He also added that according to regulations, the DVLA would take action against drivers who ignore warnings to insure his vehicle.
The driver would receive a warning letter if the vehicle wasn’t insured. After a warning, if they didn’t take action then they would be given a fine of 100 pounds. If the vehicle wasn’t still insured so the warning letter would be sent in late June after a publicity campaign. It is purposed to increase awareness of ongoing enforcement of the insurance scheme.
“Drivers would be handled with great sympathy and got protection if they accidentally put off for insurance renewal”, Paul Watters of the AA said.