EU driving and vehicle standards 'must be improved to reduce road accidents'

Motorists, including those with modified car insurance, who are involved in an accident with a foreign EU driver could face a lengthy wait before their insurance claim is settled, according to LV=.

A report by the company has shown that the number of resident drivers from other EU countries in the UK has risen by 270,000 in the last six years.

Insurance claims involving foreign EU drivers in the UK have grown every year from 2001 to 2006 according to data from the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB).

Since 2001 collisions involving EU drivers have risen by 61.4 per cent from 11,685 to 18,865.

Managing director at LV= John O'Roarke said: "When two vehicles from different countries are involved in an accident the current process is costly and slow, meaning that the most complex claims can take years to settle."

Mr O'Roarke has called upon the government to tighten up driving and vehicle standards across the EU in a bid to reduce the number of accidents.

MIB has said that UK authorities should have access to European databases of insurance policies so that claims can be processed quickly and effectively.

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