Nicholas Shaw, Managing Director at Dayinsure, commented: “While the vast majority of UK motorists comply with the law, it is still alarming to see that so many motorists have been disqualified from driving due to dangerous and careless driving.
At the most extreme, these are crimes like dangerous driving, causing death by driving, or drink driving.
The equivalent to one in every 374 drivers is currently disqualified from driving, data from temporary insurance experts at Dayinsure has shown.
Driving bans are issued for poor or dangerous driving, usually by one of two ways.
“The data highlights how vital it is for motorists to take extra care and attention when driving, as you never know what other road users might be doing – you sadly cannot just assume that others will drive as carefully as you would.