MORE uninsured drivers involved in crashes live in Bradford West than anywhere else in the UK with a level more than twice the national average, according to a parliamentary advisory group report.

The report also highlights Bradford East as the second-worst constituency - out of 632 - in the country for the number of pedestrians injured in road accidents.

Bradford East was also fourth in the list of the number of child pedestrians injured and fourth on the list for uninsured drivers involved in crashes.

The Dashboard research was commissioned by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) to give MPs specific information about their constituency.

Bradford West Labour MP Naz Shah described the results as both disappointing and disturbing.

“I think there are many factors that contribute to this and more needs to be done to educate everyone about the dangers of driving without insurance," she said.

“I have concerns that the high cost of insurance will be a contributing factor in the reason drivers are uninsured.

"While this does not excuse the decision of people to drive without insurance in any way, we have to recognise that the district is in the top ten of highest average insurance costs for a year at nearly £900.

"The Government has recently taken steps to try to bring down the cost of insurance again, including launching a consultation on a raft of new measures.

“I met with Aviva Insurance last week and will be meeting with others to see how we can get insurance costs falling in Bradford West.”

The Bradford South constituency was found to be 16th in the list for the number of pedestrians injured in road accidents.

Bradford South Labour MP Judith Cummins said: “One child being injured is one child too many and that’s why I’m campaigning for harsher sentences for dangerous drivers where children are involved.”

David Davies, executive director at PACTS, stressed that the figures in the report were compiled in relation to the address of the driver involved, not where the crashes occurred.

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