The worst offending areas for uninsured driving in the UK have been revealed - as a hit-and-run victim described how he was "left for dead" with catastrophic injuries.

Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is hit by an uninsured or hit-and-run driver, the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) said, based on claims from over 26,000 victims each year.

Every day, at least one person is so seriously injured by an uninsured or hit-and-run driver that they need life-long care and every week, at least one person is killed by an uninsured driver, according to the bureau.

Thurrock in Essex is the worst offending area for uninsured driving, according to claim data from the MIB, a non-profit organisation created to protect people from the impact of uninsured and hit-and-run drivers.

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