Calls for gardaí to seize vehicles in uninsured drivers crackdown

THE Government has been urged to introduce a fresh crackdown on uninsured drivers, including extending the powers of gardaí to seize uninsured vehicles.

The Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) yesterday called on the Government to implement a similar range of get-tough measures to those currently being considered by the British authorities.

It follows the launch of a detailed report by an independent consultant in Britain outlining 20 separate recommendations to tackle the problem of uninsured motorists.