Revealed: The uninsured captital of Britain where half of all ...
The Bradford Barkerend BD3 postcode's uninsured shame is followed by Manchester West Gorton's M12 (43per cent of cars uninsured), Birmingham Handworth's B21 (40 per cent), Birmingham Small Heath's B10 (39 per cent) and Bradford Whitefield 's BD8 postcode (39 per cent).
Regionally, London has the worst record for the offence, with 1 in 8 cars (13 per cent) in the capital flagged as being driven illegally because they were uninsured, the highest proportion for any region.
It is followed by Merseyside, where 12 per cent of vehicles are thought to be uninsured, and Greater Manchester at 10 per cent, while West Yorkshire and the West Midlands came in joint fourth place at 7 per cent.
The West Midlands also contains six out of the ten worst offending postcodes, with an estimated total number of 127,000 uninsured vehicles on its roads.
A profile by Bradford City Council describes the urban Barkerend ward as 'significantly more deprived'
Drivers who are satisfied with their automobile insurance company will often assume they have “the best” company in the business. They are happy with the price they are paying and feel their coverage is adequate. However, many car owners stop there and don’t look further into their provider to find out whether or not they truly do have “the best” insurer out there. They omit checking to see what other companies are offering to their customers, such as more coverage for a cheaper overall price. Past the final cost of the premium, drivers should look for other things about their insurance company before declaring them as the best choice.
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