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• Op Drive Insured tackles uninsured vehicles on our roads

  Between 10-16 November the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) worked alongside all UK police forces to help remove uninsured vehicles from the road. The week-long safety initiative also provided education for otherwise law-abiding motorists on the often innocent mistakes they may be making.

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