Survey says rise from 15% to 19%, mainly men in the south
A fifth of motorists (19%) admit breaking the law by getting behind the wheel of a car they were not insured to drive, up from 15% last year, according to new research from moneysupermarket.com.
It found:
- 9% have driven their own car without insurance
- 8% admit to getting behind the wheel of someone else's car when not adequately insured
- 25% of men admit to driving uninsured - compared to 16% of women
- 42% twenty-year-old (say that they have driven without cover, compared to just 7% of those in their sixties
- motorists in the south are the most likely to drive uninsured - 26% in London and the South-West and 24% in East Anglia
Steve Sweeney, head of motor insurance at moneysupermarket.com said: "It is a shame to see so many of us have taken to the roads when uninsured to drive, and this year's results reveal a worrying trend. In 2008 we found 15% of motorist admitting to the offence so 2009 has seen an unfortunate increase.
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