Motorists in the U.K. can expect stiffer penalties for driving without insurance as the Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) law has taken effect. Vehicle owners found in violation of the mandate will be forced to pay a hefty fine and even face prosecution. Of course, their rides face a far worse fate: vehicles belonging to offenders could be clamped and hauled away to be crushed. Although destroying vehicles may sound extreme, the measure is being lauded by many who charge that uninsured driving is a danger to the roads—and, by extension, the honest policyholders traveling on them.
“This is a serious offense,” said Ashton West, chief executive of the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB), which was established in 1946 to compensate victims of negligent uninsured motorists. “[Uninsured drivers] cause accidents that result in about 160 deaths each year, with more than 23,000 people injured.”
These injuries—and the resultant insurance claims—drive up auto insurance costs.
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