Young female drivers feeling the pinch of gender ruling on car insurance policies

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Young female drivers feeling the pinch of gender ruling on car insurance policies
Young female drivers feeling the pinch of gender ruling on car insurance policies

The European Court of Justice ruled that the use of gender to price insurance policies was no longer legal as of December 21, 2012.

Since then, MoneySupermarket has analysed 1.3 million car insurance quotes of women aged between 17 and 19 and have uncovered that young women are experiencing an inflation of 22.1% on their car insurance premiums – or a hike of £231 on average.

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