Motorists confess to car insurance lies

Mon, 21 Apr 2008

More than a quarter of British motorists admit to lying on their car insurance application, a new study has found.

Research by insurance.co.uk reveals that 26 per cent of people confessed to telling untruths, something which could render their car insurance policy worthless.

Steve Grainger, head of insurance.co.uk, said: "Many motorists would never dream of illegally driving without insurance, but they seem to be blissfully unaware that entering inaccurate information on a motor insurance application could make their policy worthless, leaving themselves and those around them at considerable risk."

He added that while many people want to get the cheapest car insurance policy, people should never do so at the expense of cover .

The survey also found that 44 per cent of people thought that car insurance fraud is on a par with crimes such a stealing a chocolate bar or fair hopping.

Last week, Andrew Strong, of AA insurance claimed that the cost of car insurance is set to rise as providers look to make a profit.
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