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Premium prices spike 19% in three months
- 19/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motor insurance rose 19% in the third quarter of the year to reach a new high of £924. Over the year, premiums have shot up 58%, or £338, compared to this time last year. This is according to data from price comparison site Confused.com, which says this is the highest annual increase since it started tracking [...] -
Soaring premiums to continue rising
- 31/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car insurance premiums saw the biggest annual rise in six years in 2022. According to the Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index in association with WTW, average comprehensive premiums rose by 19% last year to an average price of £629. The sharp rise was capped by a seven per cent increase in the last three [...] -
Uninsured drivers pay £75m in fines
- 13/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
New research has found that the Metropolitan Police has obtained over £75m in fines from uninsured drivers since 2012. According to a study carried out by Confused.com, the Metropolitan Police collected £75,756,926 in fines from uninsured drivers in the last decade. This is over double the amount collected by [...] -
UK insurance premiums up 4.8%
- 09/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Quarterly comprehensive car insurance premiums in the UK have increased by 4.8 per cent, the biggest rise since 2010, according to Confused.com's car price insurance index. The rise, which has been steady for the past year, pushed the average premium for an annual comprehensive car insurance policy to £629, the [...] -
Drivers still unaware about smoking ban
- 01/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Today will see new legislation come into effect prohibiting drivers from smoking in a vehicle in England and Wales with anyone under 18 present. However, new research from Confused.com reveals that nearly one in five smokers (19%) are unaware that this ban is coming into force. This new law, being implemented to [...] -
Confused.com – Car insurance premiums up
- 13/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Comprehensive car insurance premiums have started to rise during the second quarter of 2015, with motorists now paying £21 more than they were this time last year, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index. This means that the average quoted premium for an annual comprehensive car insurance [...] -
Insurance prices remain static
- 14/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Comprehensive car insurance premiums have held steady during the first quarter of 2015, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index in association with Towers Watson. This means that the average quoted premium for an annual comprehensive car insurance policy now stands at £591 in Q1 2015. This [...]