Driver Licence Numbers & Uninsured Drivers

Motorists in Ireland are now required since the 31st of March 2025 to provide their driver number to an insurer or broker.

Each vehicle driver in Ireland has a driver number which is a unique identifier for that driver and it doesn’t change if a new car is purchased. It is the same number.

A new offence has been created whereby it is an offence for an insurer or broker to issue an insurance policy if driver numbers are not provided for all the named drivers on their policy.

So a driver who does not provide those details will not be able to obtain or renew vehicle insurance.

To date over 2 million driver numbers have been collected and added to the Irish Motors Insurance Database.

This driver number is listed at 4d. on drivers licence.

The Irish Motors Insurance Database has the name and address of the policy holder, insurance policy number and policy dates. It also has a list of named drivers on the policy, vehicle registration, date of birth of driver, class of vehicle.

These details can be assessed by a Gardas Automatic Number Plate Recognition System, which is a hand held device.

The Department of Transport, an Garda Siochana organise the Irish Mother Insurers Database.

The IMID project is organised by The Department of Transport, An Garda Síochána, Insurance Ireland and the wider insurance sector.

The IMID database contains details of 3 million vehicles and 5 million drivers.

If you have been in an accident with an uninsured drivers vehicle and wish to obtain assistance or an opinion we can be contacted here.

Here is an information post about uninsured drivers and legal cases.