Vanessa Baffoe

The body that compensates victims of uninsured drivers is facing its first rise in claims for more than a decade. The Motor Insurer's Bureau, which acts on behalf of the industry, is looking at why they have increased. In the year to July, cases submitted to the MIB rose by almost 10% to about 12,000 after declining since 2004. This year, the MIB expects to pay out £256m from money provided by insurers, a cost that adds an average of £15 to each motor premium.