Overview
- Operation Drive Insured runs November 10–16, bringing every UK police force together with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau to identify and seize uninsured vehicles.
- MIB reports nearly 120,000 vehicles seized so far this year — roughly one every four minutes — as uninsured driving continues to carry a £300 fixed penalty and six licence points with possible court sanctions.
- Fresh hotspot data ranks RM19 in Thurrock as worst for uninsured driving, with multiple West Midlands postcodes prominent and RM1 in Havering among the highest in London.
- Recent enforcement results include 3,717 uninsured vehicles seized in the last year by South Yorkshire Police and 58 vehicles removed in West Yorkshire’s September–October Operation Scalis, with around 1,000 seizures in Gloucestershire this year.
- Police and MIB link uninsured driving to greater risk-taking and serious collisions that burden victims and the economy at about £1 billion annually, prompting officers to urge motorists to verify cover and avoid common lapses.