Driving without insurance offences

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/23/5414

Version Date: 21/09/2023

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information for Q1 and 2

Data Processing:

Crimes recorded on crime information system - UNIFI

Qlikview Report: people 5(FY)

Crime only, Person only

Filtered by date: January 1st 2021 to November 14th 2022

Person Type: Crime Offender

CR_Offence_Description:

• Aid / abet the use of a motor vehicle without insurance
• Cause use of motor vehicle with no insurance
• Permit use of motor vehicle with no insurance
• Use a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance

Fixed Penalty data from PENTIP

COMBINED Notices January 2015 to May 2023

Filtered by date: January 1st 2021 to May 31st 2023

CCJS Offence Code: RT88191, RA88001 & RT88569

Data Limitations:

Person data is not recorded in Pentip - We can provide the number of notices recorded on Pentip, but not the person age.

Data on people (such as age and gender) is currently only available up to November 14th 2022.

We have recently migrated to a new records management system and as a result of this migration, (and other unforeseen factors), the data beyond November 14th is not reliable. We are unable to provide a timeline for resolution at this point.

1. The total number of motorists caught driving without insurance in your force area, broken down by year for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date.

2. The total number of motorists caught driving without insurance in your force area, broken down by age for 2021, 2022 and 2023 combined.

The following table shows the number of offences/offenders of driving with no insurance, per year, broken down by offender age. 

*2022 data consists of January 1st to November 14th, not the complete year.

The following table shows the number of notices issues, for driving with no insurance offences, per year.

**2023 data consists of January 1st to August 31st, not the complete year.

The Alliance Roads Policing Department have provided the following information for Q3 to 6

3. The total number of cars seized for not being insured in your force area, broken down by year for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date.

 4. The amount paid by drivers to release seized cars (for not having the correct insurance) in your force area, broken down by year for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date.

5. The number of cars destroyed after being seized for not having the correct insurance, broken down by year for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 to date.

6. (a)The number of cars sold / auctioned after being seized for not having the correct insurance, and (b) the total amount of money made through sales, broken down by year for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date.