New rules have been brought in by the DVLA that means you will no longer have to provide an insurance certificate when taxing a vehicle.
From Monday, 16 December, the licensing authorities now automatically check drivers' names against a database to determine whether or not they are insured.
There are also changes to the Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) regulation for cars kept in garages or used only on private land, it will now only be necessary to declare a vehicle off the road once instead of annually.
Roads Minister Robert Goodwill said: "We want to make it as easy as possible for motorists to access government services.
"Getting rid of needless bits of paper, making changes to free up motorists’ time, while saving money for the taxpayer, is all part of our commitment to get rid of unnecessary red tape."
The changes to insurance checks have been made possible because DVLA regularly checks existing databases for insurance under Continuous Insurance Enforcement rules.
DVLA’s records are compared regularly with the Motor Insurance Database to identify registered keepers of vehicles that have no insurance.
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