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It's worth carrying the insurance paperwork with you if you aren't showing on the Motor Insurance Database. Could save a lot of hassle at the roadside if the police did ever pull you for no insurance.
Even this is not 100%, the Police are prone to going by MID, they are supposed to ring the insurance company to confirm cover is in place if a cert is produced by the driver, but if the insurance offices are shut then the Police will impound assuming the cert is either forged or the insurance has been cancelled. You are then left with collecting the vehicle from the pound later on once you can get the insurance company to confirm the vehicle and driver were insured at the time of the impounding. Even then you will need to go through hoops to get all the fees paid back.