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| Drivers 'face rising insurance bills' | Drivers 'face rising insurance bills' |
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| Motorists are facing higher car insurance premiums than a year ago, a report suggests, with the best deals £82 a year more expensive. | Motorists are facing higher car insurance premiums than a year ago, a report suggests, with the best deals £82 a year more expensive. |
| Someone shopping around for comprehensive annual cover would pay an average of £586, according to the AA. | Someone shopping around for comprehensive annual cover would pay an average of £586, according to the AA. |
| This is a 16.3% - or £82 - rise compared with a year ago. | This is a 16.3% - or £82 - rise compared with a year ago. |
| Whiplash claims and rising insurance premium tax (IPT) are pushing up premiums, according to the motoring organisation. | Whiplash claims and rising insurance premium tax (IPT) are pushing up premiums, according to the motoring organisation. |
| "We are witnessing sustained price increases once again which is bad news for drivers," said Michael Lloyd, the AA's director of insurance. | "We are witnessing sustained price increases once again which is bad news for drivers," said Michael Lloyd, the AA's director of insurance. |
| "I can't see an immediate end to the current upward trend." | "I can't see an immediate end to the current upward trend." |
| But Tom Jones, of personal injury law firm Thompsons Solicitors, said: "It is time the insurers stopped using whiplash as a fig leaf for rising premiums. They are trying to steer consumers away from understanding the real reason for the relentless increase in premiums. | |
| "The bottom line is car insurers operate in a captive market with large profits, cash reserves and dividends. Shareholders, not consumers are benefitting from that." | |
| Scotland remained the cheapest part of the UK in which to insure a car, the AA said, with average premiums typically £422 for someone who shops around. | Scotland remained the cheapest part of the UK in which to insure a car, the AA said, with average premiums typically £422 for someone who shops around. |
| Those aged 60 to 69 pay the lowest average premiums, at £361, with young drivers aged 17 to 22 paying the most at £1,287. | Those aged 60 to 69 pay the lowest average premiums, at £361, with young drivers aged 17 to 22 paying the most at £1,287. |
| The AA's index calculates the average of the five cheapest quotes that someone who shops around for insurance would be offered. Premiums saw a long period of reductions before recent increases. | The AA's index calculates the average of the five cheapest quotes that someone who shops around for insurance would be offered. Premiums saw a long period of reductions before recent increases. |