Drivers with no Insurance

The Uninsured Driver has always been a menace to society and to other road users and at last the law is beginning to catch up with them. Recent seizures by the authorities, of very expensive vehicles in Dublin that were being driven without proper registration papers is a start.

In the U.K. there is a very successful pilot programme under way which could well be implemented nation wide in due course. With the advance of modern technology and an extensive Data Base it is possible for the Police to check out a suspect vehicle very quickly and apprehend the driver. Checks on Road Tax and Licenses can be almost instantaneous. In the event of several non compliance parameters being reached the Police have the Authority to not only take the keys and impound the vehicle but send it to the great Crusher in the Sky.

In County Durham, 100 vehicles per month are being impounded with 60 % of these being sent to the Crusher. The costs of the scrapping of the Vehicles is being born by a major Insurance Company and the whole project is getting rave reviews from all concerned apart of course for the “poor unfortunates” who have to walk home.
This system should be implemented here in Ireland immediately and it would have a very beneficial effect on all law abiding Drivers and would undoubtedly remove some of our worst drivers from the roads.

One phenomenon that is gaining momentum currently is the number of Eastern European vehicles being seen on the roads here. While I am very happy that we offer a fresh start to many people from our new E.U partner States, the standard of driving of these, mostly very young drivers, leaves a lot to be desired. In the space of just half an hour the other day we encountered two Polish Drivers whose ability to drive sensibly and courteously was completely lacking .In fact one of these came close to hitting us as we rounded a blind corner. The car in question was not far from being on two wheels as it rounded the bend.We need in force some adequate provisions to monitor these imported vehicles,and their Drivers to ensure that we are not just adding to the already substantial problems we have on Irish roads.

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