12 Wheels Motoring News


Drop in those driving without insurance


THENUMBERof people driving without motor insurance has fallen by 20 per cent during the past four years, figures have shown. Anestimated 1.5 million motorists


were on the roads despite not having insurance coverduring 2009, down from1.8 million in 2005, according to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau. But despite the reduction, it is still


estimated thatfour per cent of drivers in theUKdo not have anycover,the highest levelinWesternEurope. Every year uninsured drivers in


theUKkill 160 people and injure23,000 people,costing insurers around £500m and adding the equivalent of £30 to the cost of policies forhonest motorists. Four of five top hotspots for


uninsured drivers between 2007 and 2009 were in Birmingham, with Small Heath taking the top slot, followedby Bordesley and Saltley. Barkerend in Bradfordhad the


highest proportion of uninsured drivers,between 1997,when the Motor Insurers’ Bureau first started collecting data, and 2009, followedby West Gorton in Manchester,and Small Heath in Birmingham. TheMetropolitan area had the


highest number of uninsured vehicles in termsof police forces,with an estimated one in 10 motorists in the capital not having insurance.


BMWemissions ad ruled ‘misleading’ to consumers


ABMWcampaign claiming lowlevels of CO2 emissions has been ruled misleading to consumers,awatchdoghas said. Theregional press ad was headlined


‘Joy makes the most of every drop’, and went on to read: “So youcan steponthe accelerator,knowing Joywill minimise the CO2 emissions” and“BMW EfficientDynamics,Less emissions,More driving pleasure.” Thesmall print said fuel economy


figures forthe Z4 sDrive 35is Roadster put CO2 emissions at 210g/km. Twopeople complained thatthe ad


implied the levelof210 g/km was low, when they understood it to be relatively high.


BMWsaid the car replaced the previous


Z4 Roadster and had decreased CO2 levels despite increased performance. Thecompanyadded thatthe car


produced the lowest CO2 emissions compared with its competitors. TheAdvertising Standards Authority


said readers were likelytoassume that BMW’sclaims were acomparison against all cars. It noted thatGovernment fuel economy


bandings classified vehicles AtoM depending on their CO2 emissions with bandAbeing the lowest and the car in


BMW’sadinband K. TheASA said: “Because an emission


rate of 210 g/km was relatively high for anycar,despite being lowerthan BMW’s previous model and some competitors’


similar specification vehicles,we concluded thatthe ad was likelytomislead without further qualification.” It ruled thatthe ad should not appear again in its current form.


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