A police campaign has reminded drivers in Wiltshire of the importance of motor insurance.
Using data supplied by the Motorists Insurance Bureau, police targeted drivers they suspected of being on the road without any car insurance.
The month-long crackdown resulted in 120 drivers being caught out and, as well as having their vehicles seized, they now face prosecution, which could see them hit with a £5,000 fine and eight penalty points.
Chief inspector Nick Elton, Wiltshire Police's head of roads policing, was delighted his officers had managed to remove some potentially dangerous drivers from the roads.
"Drivers who drive without insurance are nine times more likely to be involved in a collision as opposed to a driver who does have insurance," he said.
He added that statistics showed that uninsured drivers are six times more likely to be at the wheel of a non-roadworthy car and that many of them had convictions for careless or drink-related motoring offences.
Drivers without insurance were involved in 36,000 collisions during 2006 and the Association of British Insurers estimates that the cost of those accidents results in safe, law abiding motorists paying an extra £30 each on their car insurance premiums.
Three in four motor insurance customers could save on their cover with Kwik-Fit Insurance, according to research conducted last year.
Using data supplied by the Motorists Insurance Bureau, police targeted drivers they suspected of being on the road without any car insurance.
The month-long crackdown resulted in 120 drivers being caught out and, as well as having their vehicles seized, they now face prosecution, which could see them hit with a £5,000 fine and eight penalty points.
Chief inspector Nick Elton, Wiltshire Police's head of roads policing, was delighted his officers had managed to remove some potentially dangerous drivers from the roads.
"Drivers who drive without insurance are nine times more likely to be involved in a collision as opposed to a driver who does have insurance," he said.
He added that statistics showed that uninsured drivers are six times more likely to be at the wheel of a non-roadworthy car and that many of them had convictions for careless or drink-related motoring offences.
Drivers without insurance were involved in 36,000 collisions during 2006 and the Association of British Insurers estimates that the cost of those accidents results in safe, law abiding motorists paying an extra £30 each on their car insurance premiums.
Three in four motor insurance customers could save on their cover with Kwik-Fit Insurance, according to research conducted last year.
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