Motorists urged: Shop around for best car insurance

Tue, 04 Oct 2005

A car insurance provider is urging motorists to investigate different car insurance providers, after research found that car insurance premiums rose between the months of April and July.

The survey by Sainsbury's found that average car insurance premiums in July came to £490.13, an increase of over five per cent on April's average of £465.18.

Motorists under the age of 25 were the worst hit with their car insurance premiums rising as much as 25 per cent over the period. Older drivers found car insurance was much cheaper, with the over 50s paying 11.1 per cent less.

Sainsbury's advises customers to shop around in order to find the best deal on car insurance.

Joanne Mallon, car insurance manager at Sainsbury's, said: "Insuring your car equates to around 22 per cent of the total annual cost of driving but by shopping around, it is one of the easiest expenses to cut so it is certainly worthwhile spending a little more time on the phone or online.

"Some motorists such as the over 50s and female drivers could actually find that premiums have fallen recently so a little shopping around could save them even more."

The news comes after a survey by Direct Line found that 60 per cent of motorists have had their car vandalised, costing £1.3 billion a year.

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