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Car insurance rockets up for women
Tuesday, 30 March 2004 Car insurance for women will rise by up to five hundred pounds following a vote in the European Parliament today, warns East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer. Conservative MEPs voted against the plans. Proposals to ensure equal treatment for men and women in the supply of goods and services mean that women, who benefit from lower car insurance because they tend to drive more safely, will no longer receive such deals. The Association of British Insurers has said that the plans could put women's premiums up by as much as £500. Roger Helmer MEP, who is a member of the Industry Committee in the European Parliament and campaigned against the plans, said: "Women will have to pay up to £500 more a year for car insurance as a result of these laws. Unfair discrimination should be banned, but this is completely over the top and unnecessary. Car insurance is offered on the basis of risk, and it is for the business to decide on. Now women will be forced to pay more for car insurance just because someone in Brussels has decided they should." |