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Ipswich pays price for motor insurance dodgers

2 March 2005

Drivers without adequate Motor Insurance are costing the motorists of Ipswich large sums of money and endangering the public, according to new research.

Figures released by the RAC Foundation and Max Power show that 61 drivers were found to have no Car Insurance in the Ipswich area for the month of November 2004.

Experts say the figures could underline a serious problem, with as many as 500 motorists being caught for the offence in the area each year.

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman told the Evening Star that the crime was not a victimless one: "It is common sense that if a driver has no insurance it could be because the car either has no tax or no MoT, either scenario indicates the vehicle might not be road worthy.

"A driver without insurance might also be less likely to stop after an accident due to the heavy financial penalty they would receive from a civil court.

"As with anybody committing a crime in Suffolk offenders can expect to prosecuted and put in front of a court to answer for their actions."

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