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A total of 18,676 vehicles were seized for the offence last year, compared to 11,201 vehicles in 2023

Number of uninsured vehicles seized in 2024 up 67% - MIBI

The number of uninsured vehicles seized in 2024 was up 67% from the previous year, according to a report from the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland.

Ireland • 19 Mar

An Garda Síochána already receive insurance details for more than 3 million vehicles and 5 million drivers, which are updated on a daily basis

Driver number needed for car insurance from 31 March

All motorists looking to renew or take out a new motor insurance policy must provide their driver number from the end of the month onwards, according to the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland.

Business • 03 Mar

The number of claims relating to uninsured drivers grew in 14 of the 26 counties (stock image)

Claims related to uninsured drivers rose 11% last year

The number of claims related to accidents caused by drivers who were either uninsured or untraced rose 11% last year.

Business • 29 Apr 24

Assistant Commissioner for Roads Policing and Community Engagement with An Garda Síochána Paula Hilman and CEO of the MIBI, David Fitzgerald

Gardaí to get insurance details of 3m vehicles daily

The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) has today started to provide motor insurance details to An Garda Síochána on a daily basis after the official signing of the data sharing agreement between the two organisations.

Business • 16 Nov 23

Adding the vehicle registration details to the National Fleet Database is a simple and straightforward process, according to MIBI

National Fleet Database deadline is November 30

Motor traders and firms with a fleet of commercial vehicles must upload their vehicle details to the National Fleet Database by November 30 under newly enacted legislation.

Business • 04 Sep 23

The MIBI said since 2020, there are now more than 32,000 additional uninsured vehicles on Irish roads

1 in 12 vehicles on Irish roads not insured - MIBI

The number of uninsured private vehicles on Irish roads grew for the third year in a row, according to new research carried out by the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland.

Business • 20 Feb 23

The number of uninsured vehicles is up 23,000 since 2018

MIBI: One in 13 private vehicles on our roads uninsured

One in every 13 private vehicles on Irish roads is uninsured, according to new figures from the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI).

Business • 05 Apr 22

At the end of 2019, more than 164,000 uninsured private vehicles were on Irish roads (File pic)

Rise in number of uninsured private vehicles - MIBI

The number of uninsured private vehicles operating on Irish roads increased by almost 14,000 last year, according to new figures released by the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland.

Ireland • 06 May 20

The MIBI says that valid Irish insurance discs will not serve the same purpose as Green Cards

Green Card not needed in event of no-deal Brexit - MIBI

Valid Irish insurance discs will serve as proof of insurance for those driving Irish-registered vehicles in the UK, including Northern Ireland, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Business • 23 Aug 19

Setanta, at the date of liquidation, had about 75,000 policy holders

High Court approves further Setanta Insurance payouts

The High Court has approved further payments of more than €20m out of the Insurance Compensation Fund to meet a 35% shortfall in awards concerning motorists insured by the collapsed Maltese based insurer, Setanta Insurance.

Business • 20 Nov 18

Dublin had the highest number of claims relating to uninsured drivers

More than 2,700 claims related to uninsured drivers

More than 2,700 motor insurance claims relating to uninsured or untraced drivers were made last year, according to figures released by the Motor Insurer's Bureau of Ireland.

Ireland • 12 Feb 18

Motor Insurer's Bureau of Ireland