Cars without compulsory insurance.
The term zombie cars is known as those vehicles that are considered “dead”, but are still “alive”, that is, they remain in circulation. This is a fraud that can cause you serious problems in the event of an accident.
Zombie cars are vehicles that do not have insurance and, therefore, pose a serious danger, since in the event of an accident the consequences are usually worse and, at an administrative level, slower to solve.
In Spain there are nearly three million cars in these conditions, which represents almost 8% of the car park.
Zombie cars, a fraud that can cause you serious problems in the event of an accident
According to Línea Directa, the reasons are several: the aging of the fleet itself, the unfavorable economic situation over the last decade (currently worsening, which suggests that there will be more zombie cars in the coming years) and the lack of knowledge on the part of some drivers of the obligation to have insurance.
To this must be added that many owners do not renew their vehicle policies when they stop using them or do not cancel them at the DGT when they dispose of them.
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Every vehicle in circulation must have valid insurance, even if it is going to remain unused for a long time. Every year, almost 130,000 tickets are imposed on drivers who use uninsured vehicles, which is more than double the sum of all the penalties for alcohol and drug use behind the wheel.
Having a zombie car is a fraud that can cause you a serious problem, because, in the event of an accident, you will be responsible for paying all the material and bodily damage that you have caused, which can mean an outlay of several thousand euros.
Therefore, saving several hundred euros a year on your car insurance can cost you much more if you suffer an accident.
