Insurance details show women are better drivers

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Insurance details show women are better drivers

Thu 31st Aug 2006

It is said that women can’t read maps, but that doesn’t make them dangerous on the road.

Research from price comparison website moneysupermarket.com shows that motor insurance premiums for female drivers are down by 8.2 per cent.

Senior researcher Peter Gerrard says that the different insurance deals on the market are partly responsible for the drop: "Overall, insurance premiums have dropped almost five per cent, but the cost for women has fallen much further than for men over the past year.

"This is due to the growing appeal of specialist competitors such as Sheilas’ Wheels and Diamond, as well as insurers increasingly reflecting women’s safer driving profile into their pricing."

Insurance premiums for men have dropped just 1.7 per cent within the same amount of time, underlining the conclusion that women are more attractive to insurance companies.

"However, motorists who are prepared to shop around for the best deal each year will always come out on top, whatever their sex," Mr Gerrard adds.

The research also proved that women over 40’s are the most secure drivers, with a premium fall of 15 per cent, paying on average £510.

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