Car Insurance Goes Up For Women
- Thanks to the LibDems

Car insurance for women could soon go up by as much as five hundred pounds thanks to the LibDems in the European Parliament.

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.

While Conservative MEPs campaigned and voted to remove this particular issue from the proposals, the LibDems voted in favour of them.

Nirj Deva said:

"Women across South East England will soon have to pay up to £500 more a year for car insurance after a vote in the European Parliament.

“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.

“Conservative MEPs all voted against these plans and fought to have them removed from the proposals. The Liberal Democrats voted in favour.

“Now women will be forced to pay more for car insurance - and its all thanks to the South East’s LibDems."