I saw this story in Autoblog. There is a discrimination hearing next month at the European Court of Justice.
The final decision is expected on 1 March, and could see the gap closed between the prices male and female drivers pay for their insurance. The 17-22 age bracket is set to suffer the most, with prices for female drivers currently over £1,000 less than their male equivalents.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens. Personally, I find any form of discrimination abhorrent – positive discrimination especially so. I had a skinful of it when I was in the rat race.
Also interesting is this:
Spokesman for the AA, Ian Crowder, said that the traditional difference between the two genders was based on statistical evidence.
“It is not that women have fewer accidents, it is that men are more likely to take risks and have a catastrophic crash,” he said. “The typical one is where a young man is showing off to his mates or his girlfriend.”
He said The AA has already had two claims from male teenagers in excess of £5m this year for crashes where serious injury or fatalities involved.
Talk about conflicting information. This is the first time I’ve heard this used as a reason why male drivers’ insurance is high, and also the first time I’ve seen anyone officially admit women don’t have fewer accidents.