Overview
- Operation Drive Insured runs November 10–16, coordinating every UK force with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau to remove uninsured vehicles.
- West Mercia Police confirmed active enforcement across the county this week with vehicles already being seized.
- West Yorkshire’s Operation Scalis earlier stopped 228 vehicles and removed 58 from the road, with further targeted activity planned this month.
- Drivers without cover face immediate seizure with possible crushing, a £300 fixed penalty and six points, plus potential court action, unlimited fines and driving bans.
- Campaign data reports one uninsured or hit‑and‑run collision victim every 20 minutes, about 120,000 seizures so far this year and an annual economic cost near £1 billion, with officers using ANPR and real‑time insurance databases to detect offenders.