Caravan Insurance

Caravan insurance customers who regularly take to the roads en route to their favourite holiday destinations may welcome a drop in the number of illegal drivers in the UK.

A joint operation by police and government officials indicated that significantly fewer motorists were found driving without valid insurance, MOT or licence compared with a similar campaign in 2006.

The figures show that the level of unlicensed drivers stopped halved over the two years, with the level of uninsured motorists also down from 1.9 per cent in 2006 to 1.2 per cent.

And road safety minister Jim Fitzpatrick said that he was delighted with the results, which offered good news for law-abiding drivers across the country who pay an extra £30 a year on their insurance premiums as a result of uninsured motorists.

Caravan insurance customers will also welcome the reduction, with illegal drivers and insurance dodgers often at fault for accidents and collisions that threaten the well-being of innocent road users.

Richard Brunstrom, Chief Constable of North Wales Police, said officers were "constantly striving" to improve road safety, and added that this type of operation was a "vital" measure in doing so.

The results come after Highways Agency research showed that half of all road users would risk accident and injury by continuing to travel despite hearing a severe weather warning.

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