Car insurance customers urged to change providers

Fri, 16 Jan 2009

Motorists must switch car insurance as soon as possible to avoid price hikes, according to one expert.

Commenting on data from the AA which reveals the cost of car insurance is set to rise sharply, Hayley Parsons, chief executive of comparison website Gocompare.com, urged people to act now.

She advised drivers not to stay with their current car insurance firm out of a misplaced sense of loyalty.

"The best way to avoid the double-digit increases predicted by the AA is to stick your own double digits up to your renewal quote and shop around for a better deal," Ms Parsons said.

People who used Gocompare.com in the three months to the end of December 2008 managed to reduce their car insurance premium by an average of 207, she added.

Yesterday, the AA warned that increased personal injury claims and the rising cost of repairing vehicles are both pushing up the price of car insurance .
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