Department of Transport allows electronic insurance certificates to be issued.

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Car insurance companies welcome the arrival of electronic policy issuing  - 22nd November 2007 

The introduction of electronic motor insurance certificates is being welcomed by the UK's insurance companies.

It will enable drivers to have instant access to their insurance documents if they have access to e-mail.

This comes after the Department for Transport announced that insurance companies would now be allowed to issue car insurance certificates electronically via e-mail, this speeds up the process with the certificates arriving at the designated e-mail account almost instantly.

Uninsured drivers are more likely to be involved in hit and run incidents driving off from road accidents they are involved in.

The insurance comparison website insurancewide.com thinks this is a sensible move and will benefit newly insured drivers who sometimes wait days or even weeks for their documentation to arrive.

Chief executive James Harrison said with the police are cracking down on uninsured drivers, those who do not have their insurance certificate with them if stopped risk unnecessary fines or even vehicle confiscation.

It is estimated that the new technology could save car insurance companies between £5 million and £10 million pounds a year.