Friday 18th January 2008
Allowing the police to pursue uninsured vehicles is an avenue to tackling a variety of other crimes, it has been suggested.
Graeme Trudgill, technical and corporate affairs executive for the British Insurance Brokers Association, argues that criminals often use stolen cars.
As a result, they are typically uninsured - and can be found by checking up on vehicles with no cover, he says.
"In 2007, approximately 150,000 [vehicles] were seized by the police and in 2006 this number was 78,000," Mr Trudgill notes.
Meanwhile, AA Car Insurance has revealed the most obscure car insurance claims it received over the past year.
They include one woman who reports "several airborne shopping trolleys" which ruined her bonnet after colliding with her car.
And in an example of "divine intervention", one man sneezed, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a church.
Head of AA Car Insurance Janet Pell suggests that given the bizarre nature of many claims, it is important for drivers to ensure their policy is comprehensive.
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