'One in five' young people uninsured

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Hundreds of thousands of young motorists across the UK are on the roads illegally because they don't have any insurance.

New figures seen exclusively by Newsbeat show more than one in five 17 to 20-year-olds aren't covered.

Most say it's too expensive or they didn't know it was a legal requirement. Dan Whitworth reports.

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