Uninsured drivers - Time to get tough on offenders

IT seems there are as many as 100,000 uninsured drivers on our roads.

All insured drivers regardless of their claim status — even those with a full “no claim bonus” — are paying 10% extra on top of the regular premium to cover the cost of accidents caused by non-insured drivers.

Various systems tested elsewhere could be implemented here to help tackle the problem, such as the scanners adopted in New Zealand and in New York that can readily identify uninsured drivers. A car being driven by an uninsured driver is impounded immediately, and the owner has a month to reclaim it, or it will be sold.