Drivers face £300 fine and 'can expect car insurance to rise £1,000'

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Drivers risk £300 fines - as police target driving law offenders in a "real-time" operation. The national police campaign hopes to crack down on uninsured driving.

The nationwide initiative, called Operation Drive Insured, saw police combine with the Motor Insurers' Bureau. The crackdown came in a bid to identify and remove uninsured vehicles from the roads.

Officers will be conducting targeted patrols in problem areas, using Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology and "real-time" insurance databases to detect offenders.

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Drivers caught without valid insurance face a £300 fixed penalty fine, six penalty points, vehicle seizure, and potential court prosecution, which can result in