Are you insured ?

Kremmen · 31st October 2007, 06:55

and more to the point, are you on the central insurance database?

ASKMID

If not, expect a tug from the constabulary.

cylon2007 · 31st October 2007, 09:19

Saw this the other week and checked my car, came up as not on the database. It then occurred to me I put a different plate on about 3 weeks after I bought the car (March 2007) but forgot the tell the insurance

called the insurance immediately and they corrected the details (I even told them I'd changed the plates 7 months ago) and it is now on the database.

Makes you wonder though, I have done 11,000 miles since I got the car, mainly motorway M6/M1 and I've not been stopped!!!

Bog · 31st October 2007, 10:10

Interesting.

My first thought was 'Can the Police really be bothered checking every number plate' then I thought 'Yes, because like speeding motorists, it's another quick way of making some cash!'

Don't get me wrong, uninsured drivers are scum, but I wish they (the authorites) would put as much effort in linking systems and sharing data to reduce benefit fraud, illegal imigration, anti-social behavior etc. But unlikley, seeing as that don't make so much money as targeting motorists!!

Andrea · 31st October 2007, 17:42

im on there

civie · 1st November 2007, 00:38

Me too.........."Phew" at least i know where my premiums are going !!

Cad · 1st November 2007, 10:02

I'm on there, or rather the car is (company insurance). It doesn't give the make of car like it does with my wife's though.

I noticed the Police were round this way a few weeks ago, putting a car onto a low loader. Apparently it had no tax (and therefore insurance) and was being taken away. The owner was screeching and wailing, much to the amusement of the gathered crowd.

I think they found the car with one of those camera vans (the ones with the camera slits on top), as I'd seen them driving around earlier.

Good Job I say!

TTDegs · 4th November 2007, 17:53

ANPR - great bit of kit

(Automatic Number Plate Recognition for those who don't watch Police Camera Action or any of the ****** Wars progs

)

Fitted to a lot of cop cars, camera is constantly scanning for number plates, and beeps up if it gets one which if flagged as no insurance, or road tax, stolen etc

Also in use on the side of many dual carriageways as a mobile unit.

And mounted on poles surrounding the centre of London (as an anti terrorist thingy)

clever stuff, and actually a valid reason for why the cops don't like you using non standard fonts / spacing on number plates.

TTDegs · 4th November 2007, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cad

I'm on there, or rather the car is (company insurance). It doesn't give the make of car like it does with my wife's though.

mine (also a company car / insurance) comes up as a Civic

LNT · 4th November 2007, 18:13

I wouldn't be too bothered about this. My car is insured by Churchill, and when checked on the PNC comes up with all the details. However, it doesn't appear on this Askmid site, so I'm a little suspicious of it.

BTW, your car WON'T be disposed of, it will simply be recovered to a rota garage IF the police can prove you're not insured at the time. If they can't prove it's uninsured (and not being on this database will mean nothing) they have to give you a producer or report you for no insurance, pending you producing it either at court or at a police station. Even if it is recovered to a a garage if uninsured, once it's then insured, you can pick it up from the garage. Obviously people sometimes don't insure a shed of a car, so losing it isn't a great problem, they'll just get another car that costs next to nothing. The normal everyday person, in fact, I would suggest the overwhelming majority of people who use this board, by the nature of the cars they own, will be quite safe, and this scaremongering tactic is a bit poor really. I wouldn't pay a great deal of attention to it.

Munro · 4th November 2007, 18:21

Well my car is on the data base.

It sounds like a good idea to help catch those that are not insured. An accident involving an uninsured vehicle is bad news for everyone involved. It also puts up insurance premiums for those not directly involved.

czechplastik · 4th November 2007, 19:05

ANPR is a really excellent piece of kit and really highlights the illegality of incorrectly spaced or plates with non standard fonts.

TTDegs · 5th November 2007, 18:55

CZ - puts me in mind of a question - in a new thread

edit - actually, no it doesn't, answered my own question

was going to ask on the legality of adding extra spaces to a plate.

ie
Y 123 ABC

instead of
Y123 ABC

but the rules dictate the spacing between groups as 'must be' not 'at least'

31st October 2007, 06:55	#1 (permalink)
Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,407 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Are you insured ? and more to the point, are you on the central insurance database? ASKMID If not, expect a tug from the constabulary.

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Bog Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th October 2006 Location: Romford, Essex Posts: 886 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Interesting. My first thought was 'Can the Police really be bothered checking every number plate' then I thought 'Yes, because like speeding motorists, it's another quick way of making some cash!' Don't get me wrong, uninsured drivers are scum, but I wish they (the authorites) would put as much effort in linking systems and sharing data to reduce benefit fraud, illegal imigration, anti-social behavior etc. But unlikley, seeing as that don't make so much money as targeting motorists!! Last edited by Bog; 31st October 2007 at 10:12.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	CZ - puts me in mind of a question - in a new thread edit - actually, no it doesn't, answered my own question was going to ask on the legality of adding extra spaces to a plate. ie Y 123 ABC instead of Y123 ABC but the rules dictate the spacing between groups as 'must be' not 'at least' Last edited by TTDegs; 5th November 2007 at 18:57.

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31st October 2007, 09:19	#2 (permalink)
cylon2007 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 14th April 2007 Location: South Manchester/North Cheshire Posts: 448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Saw this the other week and checked my car, came up as not on the database. It then occurred to me I put a different plate on about 3 weeks after I bought the car (March 2007) but forgot the tell the insurance called the insurance immediately and they corrected the details (I even told them I'd changed the plates 7 months ago) and it is now on the database. Makes you wonder though, I have done 11,000 miles since I got the car, mainly motorway M6/M1 and I've not been stopped!!!

31st October 2007, 17:42	#4 (permalink)
Andrea Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 22nd July 2006 Location: Lynemouth, Northumberland Posts: 421 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	im on there

1st November 2007, 00:38	#5 (permalink)
civie Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th March 2007 Location: north east Posts: 208 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Me too.........."Phew" at least i know where my premiums are going !!

1st November 2007, 10:02	#6 (permalink)
Cad estranged Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th June 2006 Location: Upstairs Posts: 390 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm on there, or rather the car is (company insurance). It doesn't give the make of car like it does with my wife's though. I noticed the Police were round this way a few weeks ago, putting a car onto a low loader. Apparently it had no tax (and therefore insurance) and was being taken away. The owner was screeching and wailing, much to the amusement of the gathered crowd. I think they found the car with one of those camera vans (the ones with the camera slits on top), as I'd seen them driving around earlier. Good Job I say!

4th November 2007, 17:53	#7 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ANPR - great bit of kit (Automatic Number Plate Recognition for those who don't watch Police Camera Action or any of the ****** Wars progs ) Fitted to a lot of cop cars, camera is constantly scanning for number plates, and beeps up if it gets one which if flagged as no insurance, or road tax, stolen etc Also in use on the side of many dual carriageways as a mobile unit. And mounted on poles surrounding the centre of London (as an anti terrorist thingy) clever stuff, and actually a valid reason for why the cops don't like you using non standard fonts / spacing on number plates.

4th November 2007, 18:13	#9 (permalink)
LNT Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th March 2007 Location: England Posts: 207 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I wouldn't be too bothered about this. My car is insured by Churchill, and when checked on the PNC comes up with all the details. However, it doesn't appear on this Askmid site, so I'm a little suspicious of it. BTW, your car WON'T be disposed of, it will simply be recovered to a rota garage IF the police can prove you're not insured at the time. If they can't prove it's uninsured (and not being on this database will mean nothing) they have to give you a producer or report you for no insurance, pending you producing it either at court or at a police station. Even if it is recovered to a a garage if uninsured, once it's then insured, you can pick it up from the garage. Obviously people sometimes don't insure a shed of a car, so losing it isn't a great problem, they'll just get another car that costs next to nothing. The normal everyday person, in fact, I would suggest the overwhelming majority of people who use this board, by the nature of the cars they own, will be quite safe, and this scaremongering tactic is a bit poor really. I wouldn't pay a great deal of attention to it.

4th November 2007, 18:21	#10 (permalink)
Munro Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 20 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	Well my car is on the data base. It sounds like a good idea to help catch those that are not insured. An accident involving an uninsured vehicle is bad news for everyone involved. It also puts up insurance premiums for those not directly involved.

4th November 2007, 19:05	#11 (permalink)
czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,492 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ANPR is a really excellent piece of kit and really highlights the illegality of incorrectly spaced or plates with non standard fonts.