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A driver as young as 12 was among more than 5,000 motorists from around Coventry and Warwickshire caught driving without insurance.

There are 5,740 drivers who have endorsements on their license for driving without third-party insurance in the CV postcode area.

The latest figures show there are just under 614,000 registered drivers to the CV postcode, which means one driver in 107 doesn't have proper insurance.

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One of these drivers caught without adequate cover in and around Coventry was as young as 12, according to figures released exclusively to the Telegraph.

A total of 22 underage drivers - aged 16 or under - have been caught driving without insurance in the CV postcode.

If they don't have provisional licenses, the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) sets up a record for these teenagers as if they did.

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In the Birmingham postcode there were 16,370 uninsured drivers, or one in every 81 drivers in the area.

The real totals are likely to be higher because these figures are only for the drivers who have their licenses endorsed with the code for 'using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks'.

Third party insurance is the minimum level you need to drive legally in Britain.

Depending on your own level of cover, if you are involved in an accident with an uninsured driver you could face having to pay for the costs of repairing your car even if it wasn't your fault.

Drivers caught without insurance face having their vehicles seized and crushed. They can also expect points on their licence as well as fines and other court costs running into hundreds of pounds.

However, don't panic if you are hit by another car in Exeter.

The city in Devon has the lowest ratio of uninsured drivers in England.