Car insurance quotes ‘rise by £50 in three months’

Posted on January 23rd, 2012

The typical comprehensive car insurance quote for a motorist who shops around has risen by £50 in just three months, and is £130 higher than a year ago.

That was the warning from the AA, which says the “shoparound” price for annual comprehensive cover stands at £971, compared with £921 in October 2011 and £842 in January 2011.

The AA’s shoparound figure is an average of the three cheapest quotes from a range of insurers and brokers, and covers a range of ages.

Drivers between 17 and 22 have been hit by the steepest shoparound percentage increase since October 2011, with the typical premium for this age group standing at £2,497 following a 6.6% rise in the space of three months. By co