More than 1,600 uninsured vehicles seized each month as gardai tap into new detection system

"Under new rules, motorists who fail to provide their driver number cannot obtain cover"

"Thousands of drivers without insurance are being caught and having vehicles seized each month as gardaí tap into an insurance database from the roadside."

"More than 16,000 uninsured vehicles were seized in the first 10 months of last year following the rollout of a new roadside insurance detection system."

New rules require motorists to provide a driver number before obtaining insurance cover; motorists who fail to provide that number cannot obtain cover. Gardaí now use a roadside insurance database to check vehicles, enabling officers to identify uninsured drivers at the roadside. Thousands of uninsured drivers are being detected each month and their vehicles are being seized. Following the rollout of the new roadside insurance detection system, more than 16,000 uninsured vehicles were seized in the first ten months of last year. The combination of the driver-number rule and roadside database checks has led to substantial enforcement activity.

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