Cars seized in Laois/Offaly without insurance more than doubles in 12-month period

The number of cars seized in Laois/Offaly after the driver was found to have no insurance more than doubled in a 12-month period.

Laois/Offaly was amongst the worst Garda divisions in the country for drivers without insurance, with a 137.8% increase in the number of drivers caught driving 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 number of drivers caught driving without insurance in every Garda district in Ireland.

She has called for the immediate implementation of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform promised in the Programme for Government.

“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. The cost of car insurance has risen by over 11% in a year according to CSO figures, well above and beyond the level of inflation."

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