Kildare sees big spike in uninsured drivers

KILDARE has seen a huge rise of 78 per cent in the number of drivers caught on the road without insurance between 2023 and 2024.

Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport committee, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, will raise the price of insurance for Irish motorists in the Transport Committee of the European Parliament, and has called for urgent measures to address the spike in the numbers, calling for immediate implementation of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform promised in the Programme for Government.

Ms Ní Mhurchú says high car insurance premiums may be the reason for this significant rise.

She said: “It appears likely there is a correlation between the excessive cost of car insurance in Ireland and the spike in motorists driving without insurance. That in no way justifies a motorist driving without insurance and uninsured drivers involved in accidents only serves to further increase the average cost of premiums.”