Data studies
Research
Original research on driving without insurance and what happens to the people caught, built from official figures and free to reuse with a credit.
- Uninsured driving enforcement map Every police force area in England and Wales: court convictions per 10,000 vehicles since 2010, what the police recorded at the roadside since 2011, fines and bans, and the last count of cars seized, which no government department keeps. Updated 17 October 2026
- Where banned drivers are caught driving Convictions for driving while disqualified in every police force area since 2010: who goes to prison, who gets a suspended sentence, and how the punishment has softened. Updated 17 October 2026
- Where drivers are caught without a valid licence Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, which includes learners driving alone, by police force area since 2010: a decade of decline, then the climb back. Updated 17 October 2026
- Twelve points and still driving A quarterly tracker from DVLA licence data: how many drivers hold 12 or more penalty points and still have a licence, searchable by postcode district, with a league table by area and the age and gender split. Updated 17 October 2026
- Where the untaxed cars are The Department for Transport’s roadside survey of untaxed vehicles by region and nation, every edition since 2007, with what goes untaxed, for how long, and how many DVLA clamps each year. Updated 17 October 2026
Every figure on these pages is taken from a published official source, named and dated on the page, and each study comes with its data as a CSV. Quote it freely with a link to the study.