fines for uninsured drivers

[Mooby]

I would never drive uninsured...  But why is it whenever you hear of some 18 year old pikey tooling around uninsured and getting caught for it, they only seem to get something like a £500 fine?    My first year of having the VR6 I payed £1200 for TPFT.

It seems like the judges that impose these fines are totally out of touch with how much it actually costs a younger person to insure a car!  Surely they should get a quote for insuring said person on said car, and then at least double that to get the fine?

Just venting...  don't mind me

[Tom H]

No you fool, this is England! we don't punish our criminals here - we victimise the victims further - that my friend is called justice! I.E. you get hit by an uninsured driver, he get's a £500 fine, and you have to claim so your insurnace goes up by 50% for the next 3 or 4 years!

[Mooby]

Ah yes sorry I forgot that I signed up to be the real criminal by passing my driving test and paying my taxes.  My bad.  I should've read the small print at the time, now it's too late!

I guess someone needs to pay for Tony blair's TV licence, it may as well be me.  I had no other plans for that money anyway.. my 5 month old daughter could probably do with losing weight I guess

I do often wonder why I bother continuing to live in this country.  I think its only because the odds of someone shooting you, or of local wildlife eating/poisoning you, are much reduced than in most other countries.

[Ashley]

So someone caught driving w/out insurance or nulled insurance due to mods or what have you only get a 500 quid fine and no points, losing license etc etc? thats balls.

[richardhammond]

Sorry lads this is not true for driving with out insurance they will
1.take your car of you then and there and crush it unless you can prove it was insured.
2. Have a 2 year driving ban
3. Have to retake your driving tests
4. And then your insurance will cost a bomb!!

So Dont do it Get insured!!

[Shady Pioneer]

What happens if I bought some aftermarket alloys and didn't tell my insurers? Couldn't I just say they were on the car when I bought it? Or should I tell them?

[ben44]

Sorry lads this is not true for driving with out insurance they will
1.take your car of you then and there and crush it unless you can prove it was insured.
2. Have a 2 year driving ban
3. Have to retake your driving tests
4. And then your insurance will cost a bomb!!

So Dont do it Get insured!!

this is what the police will tell you but i know someone who got caught twice in a month with no tax AND no insurance, what do you think he got?
the first time he got caught, a slapped wrist
the second time, £250 fine and a section 51(this is just an official warning for antisocial driving)


and i get a £200 fine for my tires being 'unsuitable' for the wheels?!(205's on a 8.5j) There is no justice in this country!

Peace out............

[gtibob]

richardhamm,
sorry Richard but you are quoting what they could be given, in reality they walk away laughing having saved a fortune by not paying for insurance, most dont stop anyway and if the cars too badly damaged to drive they do a runner. Unfortunately they rarely seem to get seriously injured.

[Tom H]

A guy I know got caught driving drunk with no licence, MOT, or insurance (can't remember if it was taxed at the mo but I'm guessing not) and 7 people in a car designed for 5. He got a years ban (from a licence he didn't have in the first place!) fine and court charges totalling about £500 and was ordered to attend a drink driving aweness course thingy, which he never actually went to and never had any comeback about!

To be fair this was a fair few years ago, so maybe things have toughened up slightly, but that's just rediculous.

By the way Shady - it's your responsibility to know what mods are on your car, even if they were on there when you bought it - most companise won't charge any extra just for wheels anyway.

[Shady Pioneer]

I'll have to give them a ring and see, mine has some standard alloys on it atm but don't wanna be paying extra on insurance just because of alloys. Cheers.