Keeping an uninsured vehicle, not just driving it, to be illegal
Ministers will today confirm that keeping, rather than driving, an uninsured vehicle will attract a £1,000 fine and the seizure of the car, the Times reports.
The only exceptions would be those registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) with a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) and kept off the road.
Using the motor insurance industry database, DVLA will check every driver's insurance details at least once a month, issuing reminders to those lapsed.
Database must be up to date
An AA spokesman said: “The insurance industry needs to work with Government to ensure that its database holds the right information at the right time – so that for example, law-abiding motorists are not wrongly accused of being without insurance especially if they change insurers.
“We also have concerns that people who are abroad or in hospital for a long time when their policy runs out, could fall foul of this.”
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