Four Birmingham postcodes have made Motor Insurers’ Bureau’s top 15 list of worst offending areas for uninsured drivingFour Birmingham postcodes have been named in a list of UK's top uninsured driving hotspots Four Birmingham postcodes have been named in a list of UK’s top uninsured driving hotspots

Four Birmingham postcodes have been named in a list of the worst areas in the UK for being uninsured driving hotspots.

New data has revealed that Birmingham accounts for four of the top 15 worst offending areas for uninsured driving.

In total, five areas in the West Midlands made the list which has been compiled by MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau).

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Combined, these five postcodes saw 43 claims submitted against uninsured drivers within a two-year period – with a further 324 spread across the whole of West Midlands.

The RM19 postcode in Thurrock took the top spot, followed by B25 in Birmingham.

Top 15 postal hotspots for uninsured driving

This list below was based on two years of MIB claim data. It was ranked by defendants per 1,000 population.

Rank

Postal area

District

1

RM19

Thurrock

2

B25

Birmingham

3

B18

Birmingham

4

PE1

Peterborough

5

B66

Sandwell

6

RM1

Havering

7

B21

Birmingham

8

M18

Manchester

9

B35

Birmingham

10

BT17

Belfast

11

IG7

Epping Forest

12

BT13

Belfast

13

HP18

Buckinghamshire

14

BD7

Bradford

15

LU1

Luton

Tackling uninsured driving across the UK

Government figures show the economic cost of uninsured driving – including compensation for victims, emergency services, medical costs and loss of productivity – is £1billion a year.

Tackling this issue not only keeps our roads safe but it also reduces the financial burden on UK residents, said MIB.

A spokesperson for MIB said: “An uninsured vehicle is seized every four minutes across the UK, with over 6,700 seized so far this year in the West Midlands.

“Data released by MIB, the not-for-profit that exists to protect people from the devastation of uninsured and hit-and-run drivers, marks the start of the annual ‘Operation Drive Insured’ campaign.

“The week-long road safety initiative, running until November 16, sees MIB collaborate with all UK police forces to remove uninsured vehicles from the road and educate well-meaning motorists on the often-innocent mistakes they may be making.

“Local road policing units will be carrying out additional checks on motorists in problem areas throughout the week. Officers will utilise data provided by MIB to focus their efforts.”