Mums looking for a cheap car insurance quote are being urged to consider whether they might save money by sending their children to school by taxi.
The more a woman uses her car, the less likely it is that she will get very cheap car insurance. This is because insurers recognise that every mile she puts on the clock each year increases her risk of having an accident, which will prompt them to offer more expensive motor insurance quotes.
Indeed, if a lady does have a crash on the school run and needs to make a motor insurance claim, the rate she pays will be inflated in the future.
This means that paying for a taxi ride may turn out to be a cheaper option than taking the children to school by car, especially when other costs, such as congestion charges, are taken into account.
However, taxis may not only mean cheap car insurance and other motoring savings. They can also mean that women have more time in the mornings, which is particularly handy for working mums.
Lots of ladies appear to be realising the benefits of getting their children to school by taxi, as can be seen in the 15% rise in UK school run taxi bookings.
A taxi service that has a full complement of female drivers, Pink Ladies, is one firm that is seeing the upturn in parents ordering taxis to take their children to school.
The managing director of Pink Ladies, Andrea Winders, said: "Working parents are finding that braving the school run rush hour and then having to get to work too much to bear. We now have a waiting list for any vacancies that may arise."