Irish motorists are paying over €30 every time they renew their insurance, to compensate the victims of road traffic collisions involving uninsured drivers.
That’s according to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland, which says we have become a complete outlier in Europe.
It found one in twelve vehicles in the country do not have insurance – which is four times the European average.
CEO of the MIBI, David Fitzgerald, told the Oireachtas Transport Committee this afternoon law-abiding motorists are paying the price:
