they are not just insurance jobs......the police can add a 'marker' to ANY vehicle they have intelligence on.......ie suspected burglars,drug dealers,stolen vehicles...absolutely anything and once it pings the ANPR it stands a chance of getting pulled..brilliant piece of kit and mainly targeted at the travelling criminal
as for insurance, dead easy to set up a direct debit, get your certificate and then cancel payments immediatley...in the old days they would just produce the insurance certificate and get away with it...big scam was getting pulled given and given a producer.. pop into a insurance broker and after a cash in hand deal walk out with a backdated cover note....