Over 18,500 vehicles seized by gardaí for being uninsured in 2024

A total of 18,676 vehicles were seized by An Garda Síochána for being uninsured in 2024 following the introduction of the new Irish Motor Insurance Database (IMID).

This figure was up by 67 per cent from the 11,201 vehicles that had been seized for the same offence in 2023.

The number of insurance related summons and charges issued by An Garda Síochána reached 26,094 in 2024, up by 23 per cent from 21,198 in 2023.

These statistics are included in the first IMID Annual Report published by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI).

This database was set up to provide the legal authorities with the motor insurance details for all vehicles on Irish roads, allowing the Gardaí to identify any uninsured vehicles in seconds through their handheld mobile devices or via their Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems.

According to the report, by the end of 2024 details for 3,471,083 vehicles and 5,629,873 drivers were being updated and passed to An Garda Síochána on a…