No hiding place for uninsured drivers

If you listened to Radio 1 yesterday, you may have heard the newsbeat item about the change in the law regarding uninsured vehicles.

A lot of people seem to be confused about how the law will operate, given that it will now be an offence to own an uninsured vehicle, as opposed to driving it.

The law does not apply to cars notified as SORN, however, so classic car owners and people who are restoring, modifying or building a car off the road don't have to worry about a visit from the old bill (unless they've forgotten to inform the DVLA that the car is off the road). Anyone insomniacs who want a hand sleeping can read the DfT's paper on the subject of uninsured drivers (pdf).

The 1Xtra radio station also had a somewhat moreinteresting documentary on uninsured drivers, where they went to a part of Manchester notorious for the problem, with one in three drivers not having insurance cover, and talked to the offenders and those who have to live near them.