Uninsured drivers in Cork City more than double in 2024, gardaí report

It was estimated that there were roughly 190,000 uninsured vehicles on Irish roads in 2022.

The number of motorists caught driving without insurance in Cork City more than doubled between 2023 and 2024, new figures show.

According to data from the Gardaí, there were 267 drivers caught without insurance in the second quarter of 2024 in the Cork City area. This is significantly up on the second quarter of 2023 when 128 motorists were detected.