Decrease in number of claims from accidents caused by uninsured vehicles in Leitrim last year
National growth in claims reaffirms importance of new law enforcement system to clamp down on uninsured driving. Stock image.
There were five claims relating to accidents caused by uninsured or untraced vehicles in Leitrim during 2023.
New figures published by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) show that five collisions in the county involved uninsured vehicles.
In comparison to 2022, the figures represent a decrease of 55% when 11 claims were submitted.
County Leitrim recorded the highest drop in claims in the country.
Nationally, the MIBI received a total of 1,927 claims across the country.
This represented 187 additional claims from the 1,740 they received in 2022, an 11% rise across the country.
Reacting to the national growth in claims the MIBI said it “reaffirms the importance of the new law enforcement system to clamp down on uninsured driving.”
Since signing a data sharing agreement last November, the MIBI is now providing the insurance details for 3 million vehicles using Irish roads on a daily basis to An Garda Síochána.
This means that the Gardaí can now check the insurance status of any vehicle simply by scanning its registration plate.
As the MIBI is a not for profit organisation that was established to compensate victims of road traffic accidents caused by uninsured and unidentified vehicles, effectively the expense of meeting these claims is borne by law abiding motorists.
The average motorist will have contributed €30 - €35 at their most recent insurance renewal to cover the claims paid out by the MIBI in the last year.
