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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Anna Tims

AA hasn’t told anyone it is insuring my car

A black car covered with tape and banners saying 'Uninsured car seized by police'
Cars not on the MID can be seized and their owners fined and given penalty points. Photograph: Jeff Gilbert/Alamy

Two weeks ago I received a letter from the police stating that my car was showing as uninsured on the Motor Insurance Database (MID).

My AA insurance policy renewed in May. Since the police letter, AA Insurance has failed to get my car added to the database. It helpfully told me that I could carry my insurance documents with me in case I get challenged by the police. What will happen is that my car will again get picked up by automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and I’ll receive a notice of intended prosecution.

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