A FURIOUS motorist has called on police to take three uninsured cars off the roads after he claimed they were partly responsible for his £400 a month insurance payments.

West Yorkshire Police is investigating after the driver carried out his own checks online and found the cars, which he claims regularly speed along streets in Undercliffe, are not covered to drive on the roads.

Members of the public can check if a car is uninsured on the askMID website, a free Motor Insurance Database, and find out if a car has a valid MOT or road tax online.

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, no longer parks his car on the street and instead pays around £200 a month to park it in a private garage.

He claims the reckless nature of their driving and the fact they are uninsured, has seen his payments spike and is now calling on the police to act.

“I would like to see these cars taken off the road,” he said.

“All the police need to do is come and have a look at the three cars in the street.

“I’m paying for them through my insurance and I’m getting penalised for them not being insured.

“I might as well not have insurance."

This comes after the Telegraph and Argus found police seized more than 100 cars a week and have taken 27,000 cars off the street since 2013.

A Freedom of Information request from West Yorkshire Police revealed 26,968 cars were seized by officers, with 6,039 put in an impound because they are uninsured.

Road safety charity Brake urged the police to take the cars off the road.

A spokesman said: “Uninsured drivers are breaking the law and it is imperative that their cars are seized before their illegal actions affect others.

“The Government must make road traffic policing a national priority so that the police have the necessary resources to robustly enforce the law and act swiftly on any reports received.”

Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, said: "Road safety affects everyone in our communities, whether a driver, rider, passenger, or pedestrian and everyone has a right to feel safe when using our roads. Education and awareness is crucial to ensure people are aware of the dangers and consequences of driving illegally."

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said officers are making enquries.: “Police received an anonymous report on 12 June which suggested that uninsured vehicles were present in the caller’s street.

“Officers attended to follow up this call but the vehicles could not be located.