Why Are Car Insurance Premiums So High?
Car insurance can be a large part of the cost of car ownership, particularly if you own a high end, prestige car. Many things that affect the cost of car insurance are things that you as the driver have little or no control over. You cannot change your age, while things like what car you drive, where you live and what job you do can be difficult to change, and are not something you would change just for your car insurance! Driving sensibly, maintaining your car with regular car services and MOTs, avoiding accidents and motoring offences, and not modifying your car are all things that you do have control over, but there is much more to it than that. The behaviour of all drivers will affect how much everybody's car insurance premiums cost. In particular, the growing number of insurance claims for whiplash are driving up the cost of insurance premiums by an average of £90 per year at the moment. In fact, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Automobile Associa...