God I hear this shit so often. Really, does the opinion of some little punk that thinks it ok to drive uninsured, really matter to you? You are a grown up.

If it bothers you that much, you can report anonymously online through the DVLA site.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS over a year ago

Horsham

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By *rightonsteveMan over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"I've reported a colleague for driving round with 4 bald tyres for the same reason does he know u reported him?

Thats just it its my colleague and im worried they will find out its me who reported them an make my life hell"

How would he know?

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By *ust RachelTV/TS over a year ago

Horsham

"Thats someone was driving round with no insurance, and they hit and injure someone? Could you live with yourself knowing you could of prevented it?

Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place

I have reported drink drivers to the police before, so I would certainly do the same for an uninsured driver."

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I dont wanna be labelled a grass tho"

You can be a grass or a shitstain. Take your pick.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Them driving around with no insurance doesn’t mean they may hit someone, it just means that here a prick

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"I dont wanna be labelled a grass tho

God I hear this shit so often. Really, does the opinion of some little punk that thinks it ok to drive uninsured, really matter to you? You are a grown up.

If it bothers you that much, you can report anonymously online through the DVLA site."

Insurance isnt a dvla matter is it wont they just ignore it

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By *exyspecs and supermanCouple over a year ago

A house, a very big house in the country

"I dont wanna be labelled a grass tho"

Better that than have a guilty conscience if he/she hits someone and kills another person

There's no ifs buts or why's here. Report them. Period.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Do t know how people can drive uninsured these days, how do you know he is? There's 100's of police cars on the road daily and most have ANPR that would flag up unisured drivers.

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By *rightonsteveMan over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"I've reported a colleague for driving round with 4 bald tyres for the same reason does he know u reported him?

Thats just it its my colleague and im worried they will find out its me who reported them an make my life hell

How would he know? "

Maybe you could tell the police after he crashes and maims a bloke who then can’t work, loses his house etc. You can sleep well at night knowing you could have prevented that......but chose not to because you were scared.

It’s a no-brainer. It could be you!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Report , why should scum get away with it when we have to pay insurance etc etc , this really grind my gears absolute scum of the earth

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Report it anonymously. The insurance database is accessable by anyone at any time.could have been anyone. Police will probably pull him and claim ANPR found it. Only way that doesn't work is if the vehicle is insured by someone else.

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By *appytochatMan over a year ago

Deep in the New Forest

Either tell them to get Insured or report them. If they have no Insurace then how do you know if they have an mot. Plus no I surance means no road tax either. Which then begs the question do they have a licence?

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By *iss SJWoman over a year ago

Hull

Report it - what’s the chances they don’t have an mot or tax either?

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Do t know how people can drive uninsured these days, how do you know he is? There's 100's of police cars on the road daily and most have ANPR that would flag up unisured drivers.

"
ive suspected them for a while but i went on askmid.com the motor insurance database and coming up as not insured.

Thought anpr only did tax

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Report it - what’s the chances they don’t have an mot or tax either? "

Nah i checked they are taxed till feb an mot till nov

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

How do you know he has no insurance?

Also having no insurance doesn't automatically mean that he's going to crash into someone and kill or injure someone. Insured or not if he killed someone they'd still be dead.

Also the ANPR issue, police have targets, getting uninsured drivers is easy for them so don't see how he's getting away with it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"How do you know he has no insurance?

Also having no insurance doesn't automatically mean that he's going to crash into someone and kill or injure someone. Insured or not if he killed someone they'd still be dead.

Also the ANPR issue, police have targets, getting uninsured drivers is easy for them so don't see how he's getting away with it. "

Im not sure but surely if that is the case there wouldnt be so many

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Report him anonymously to the police. Even if you did give your name they shouldn't be passing that info on to the driver anyway.

But this driver obviously doesn't give a shit about the potential consequences of not being insured.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I dont wanna be labelled a grass tho"

Labelled a grass? That's such a pathetic excuse. Who woukd label you a grass and worthy of listening to? So the person breaking the law should be protected?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Report it - what’s the chances they don’t have an mot or tax either?

Nah i checked they are taxed till feb an mot till nov"

Nah, I've driven round for 10 months with no tax and I didn't even know until I sold my old car. Insurance on the other hand is a big one. I've been in the passenger seat of a traffic police vehicle when I worked in the prison and they don't even have to scan anything or do anything manually they just have a display on the dash which flashes up with info on every single vehicle they pass, they have cameras on the front and back registration plates.

Lot of money in it for no insurance, they can sieze the vehicle there and then and slap you with a few hundred quid fine then daily fees whilst car is in the pound till you collect it and produce valid insurance papers for it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I couldnt drive for more than a couple of miles without being pinged by a camera or stopped by a police car.

The person in question will i assume be stopped rather quickly and then pay the penalty.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Report it - what’s the chances they don’t have an mot or tax either?

Nah i checked they are taxed till feb an mot till nov

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Report it - what’s the chances they don’t have an mot or tax either?

Nah i checked they are taxed till feb an mot till nov

And rightly so

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Report it - what’s the chances they don’t have an mot or tax either?

Nah i checked they are taxed till feb an mot till nov

Yes!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"I couldnt drive for more than a couple of miles without being pinged by a camera or stopped by a police car.

The person in question will i assume be stopped rather quickly and then pay the penalty."

Ive no idea how she is getting away with it but i can assure you the vehicle is showing as uninsured

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Report it - what’s the chances they don’t have an mot or tax either?

Nah i checked they are taxed till feb an mot till nov

Yes!!!"

And a yes from me too!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I couldnt drive for more than a couple of miles without being pinged by a camera or stopped by a police car.

The person in question will i assume be stopped rather quickly and then pay the penalty.

Ive no idea how she is getting away with it but i can assure you the vehicle is showing as uninsured"

What would you do if they were not insured and injured your family, would you have a conscience then?

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

It says online i need the adress of where the car is parked. I dont know it should i give them the work adress? Then that way there isnt a chance of her wriggling out of it as work is 15miles from her home

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"It says online i need the adress of where the car is parked. I dont know it should i give them the work adress? Then that way there isnt a chance of her wriggling out of it as work is 15miles from her home"

I'd just phone my local police station with name and vehicle details, and any usual movement habits like commuting. You've done your bit then, the ball is in the polices court.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Can't you just tell the guy to get insurance? What's his circumstances, does he have a family, is he a single guy living with parents, like if he can't afford insurance or any other reason other than being stupid, then you could essentially fuck up his life. They will take his vehicle they will charge him a few 100 quid for the recovery truck and daily fees.

Him having insurance or not does not have any baring on his ability to drive and the prospect of killing or injuring someone. I'd have to give him a friendly warning. He hits someone and damages their car that's not your fault, it would have happened if he was insured or not. You directly getting him in to trouble is solely your own actions.

I'd have to find out why he has no insurance and then say to him look mate I don't like the fact that I pay my insurance but you don't.

What if he has a motobility car and the car is insured by the person who requires the vehicle and he's only a named driver or even if it's a normal car yet someone else is the policy holder and he's only a named driver?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Thats someone was driving round with no insurance, and they hit and injure someone? Could you live with yourself knowing you could of prevented it?

Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place "

I would report them

In fact i did..

It was my ex husband and it was me and my son he was putting in danger..

He got 9 months

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By *i1971Man over a year ago

Cornwall

I think it would still show up as being insured, as the system only comes back with insured/not insured rather than names etc.

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
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East Sussex

If you're hit by an uninsured driver you need to claim on your own insurance. If you only have third party insurance you won't be covered, meaning that in the worst case if your car is written off you've lost it, in any case you'll have to foot the bill for repairs.

I don't think that's fair.

I thought you had to have valid mot and insurance to tax a car, this raises the possibility that the cars not taxed or has an mot. Although I realise there are loopholes in that.

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By *rincess peachWoman over a year ago

shits creek

I regularly called the police when my ex was drink driving. I told them the exact route he was taking etc.

I had a sense of responsibility to those in danger.

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By *umpsimusMan over a year ago

Camberley

A couple of posters have made the observation just because they are driving un-insured doesn't necessarily mean they will be in an accident.

FFS

it also doesn't mean they won't be in an accident and won't run away over drive off if they are.

No insurance = no social conscience.

Never mind the damage to a third party car, it's the pedestrian, cyclist, horse rider who will suffer.

Report and be damned.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"If you're hit by an uninsured driver you need to claim on your own insurance. If you only have third party insurance you won't be covered, meaning that in the worst case if your car is written off you've lost it, in any case you'll have to foot the bill for repairs.

I don't think that's fair.

I thought you had to have valid mot and insurance to tax a car, this raises the possibility that the cars not taxed or has an mot. Although I realise there are loopholes in that."
ive checked she has mot an tax i think shes took ot the policy till theyve released the certificate then shes cancelled it

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan over a year ago

Sussex

ffs man! Are you serious?! Why ask our advice if you're going to get cold feet and back off. Here is what you do:

Take the registration number of the suspect vehicle. -You don't even need description, make and model.

Ring crime stoppers,- it's a freephone 0800 number, listed in the telephone directory and online as well. If you are worried the calls may be traced back to you then use a payphone.

Carry on!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

No insurance = no social conscience.

Or someone that's struggling and missed payments and their policy has cancelled. I think giving the person a chance to sort it out themselves first would be the option. Anything to do with money and getting someone in actual real trouble with the law is a bit shit.

What if they're a new driver and then they get a few hundred quid fine then the 6 points then that's their licence gone if they've not been driving over a year.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Done the lady on the phone was real nice and reassuring, she said crimestoppers hold no info on who reports them.

Just took the name decription snd car description of the vehicle involved

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

You did the right thing reporting it though chances are they won't do shit unless they see it on the road.

Our previous neighbour was uninsured, untaxed and would drive home from the pub pissed up, could have thrown a stone and been home quicker it was literally at the end of the road! The police couldn't do anything until he was physically seen on the road apparently and it seems that was a tough task as he continued to go about his merry way for quite some time after we reported him.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"You did the right thing reporting it though chances are they won't do shit unless they see it on the road.

So im thinking that there takin it serious

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Thats someone was driving round with no insurance, and they hit and injure someone? Could you live with yourself knowing you could of prevented it?

Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place "

No, if a person's actions are only likely to cause harm to themselves i couldn't care less. However, if their actions are likely to cause harm to others then the only thing to do is to try to put a stop to it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Thats someone was driving round with no insurance, and they hit and injure someone? Could you live with yourself knowing you could of prevented it?

Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place "
citizens arrest it's the only way

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

That you even have to ask the question beggars belief!

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By *eedsandyMan over a year ago

Leeds

But what are you going to prevent? The person being convicted of driving without insurance? As far as any victim is concerned, the outcome will be the same.

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
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East Sussex

I don't think that's fair.

I thought you had to have valid mot and insurance to tax a car, this raises the possibility that the cars not taxed or has an mot. Although I realise there are loopholes in that. ive checked she has mot an tax i think shes took ot the policy till theyve released the certificate then shes cancelled it"

Yeah people do that.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I don't think that's fair.

Yeah people do that.

And they fuck the premiums of honest people.

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

It's not nice being hit by an uninsured driver, as were we. My husband had to give up work through his injuries, yes it could still have happened if the other driver was insured, but it took 5 years to receive compensation, through the MIB. Report him!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Evil prosperous when good people do nothing.. if evil is prospering in our world that’s because there’s not many good people...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I've reported a colleague for driving round with 4 bald tyres for the same reason does he know u reported him?

Thats just it its my colleague and im worried they will find out its me who reported them an make my life hell

How would he know? "
I reported to crimestoppers.. they don't take your details.. they dealt with it immediately

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

"Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

I doubt it...

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
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East Sussex

"Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

If karma existed it would be taking care of the person who doesn't have insurance.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

And its people like you that prob dont have tax or insurance

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

You shouldn't even be asking the question, your conscience should have given you the answer and just done the right thing and reported them.

How would you feel if they injured/killed one of your loved ones?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I don't think that's fair.

So, a deliberate fraud, not just a mistake.

Report immediately. Any scum bag who does this deserves to be reported.

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By *heDesiCandiTV/TS over a year ago

Leicester

"Thats someone was driving round with no insurance, and they hit and injure someone? Could you live with yourself knowing you could of prevented it?

Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place "

What if he hits you or someone you know?

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By *ara JTV/TS over a year ago

Bristol East

"Thats someone was driving round with no insurance, and they hit and injure someone? Could you live with yourself knowing you could of prevented it?

Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place "

How do you know they are not insured?

What makes you think they are more likely to cause an accident than someone who is insured?

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By *cunthorpe123Couple over a year ago

scunthorpe

Definitely report!

Obviously hitting someone and injuring/killing them is worse case scenario and would be terrible but even if the person you know just drove into someone's car, that would be bad enough.

As a family we don't have a huge amount of disposable income and I would be gutted to get hit by an uninsured driver and left to foot the bill

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

No question.... Report

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By *tirluvMan over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

Reminds me of an old Viz strip-

-Mr Drink Drive Man

"No don't help me to my car, if I can find it myself I'm ok to drive home"

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

And its people like you that prob dont have tax or insurance "

That's some assumption officer. I drive a company car, it's all taken care of.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

And its people like you that prob dont have tax or insurance

That's some assumption officer. I drive a company car, it's all taken care of."
trust me its not a company car

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Thats someone was driving round with no insurance, and they hit and injure someone? Could you live with yourself knowing you could of prevented it?

Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place "

Anonymous report

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By *umpsimusMan over a year ago

Camberley

"Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

FFS . . What world do you live in ?

Certainly not the same one as me.

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By *ulfilthmentMan over a year ago

Just around the corner

The police will probably catch up with them anyway. ANPR is everywhere, and tax/insurance evaders an an easy win in the digitally interconnected 21st century.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Ive been hit on 2 seperate occasions by uninsured drivers..both accidents were their fault..just my opinion but i think people who drive uninsured should be birched

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Snitches get stitches, karma will take care of you.

Just tell the person involved. As they're not insured they probably drive more carefully than the average driver anyway to avoid detection.

FFS . . What world do you live in ?

Certainly not the same one as me."

In a world where not everyone is a clean shirt and people do wrong things every now and then.

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