Calls to establish motor insurance database

A forum on policing has proposed the establishment of a motor insurance database to aid gardaí in the detection of those driving without cover.

The meeting of the Cork joint policing committee heard county councillor Daithí Ó Donnabháin suggest that the insurance industry be compelled to contribute to the database and update it as appropriate.

The proposal would give gardaí on checkpoints access to a database that would enable them to instantly check whether a vehicle is adequately insured.