Car insurance to hit record high of over £900 a year

Staff writer
A view of the scene on the A57 in Sheffield, where a police officer died after a crash which also resulted in the death of a female passenger from another car, at 8.15pm on Christmas Day.
A view of the scene on the A57 in Sheffield, where a police officer died after a crash which also resulted in the death of a female passenger from another car, at 8.15pm on Christmas Day.

Tax increases, high-tech cars and Brexit are all being blamed for an increase in car insurance premiums, which will see prices rise to over £900 on average.

A recent study by insurance comparison website Confused.com found that premiums were set to blitz past the previous high of £858 in 2011, with the last two years seeing a 23 per cent price rise.

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