Written question asked by David Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 25 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 June 2007. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 2 July 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Insurance: Motor Vehicles

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of information provided by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau Police Helpline.

Answer: [holding answer 28 June 2007]: The helpline has been in service since April. Its accuracy is the responsibility of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau. The police make extensive use of insurance data made available through the bureau to tackle the serious problem of uninsured driving. The latest figures, to mid June, indicate that 94.4 per cent. of all appropriate records are provided to the Motor Insurance Database (MID) within seven days. This is in line with a target of 95 per cent. of all appropriate records being provided within seven days by 1 January 2008.

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