UK motor insurance news
14/11/2007
Woman car insurance at risk from motoring offences
UK drivers are failing to realise that motoring offences could increase their premiums, according to an industry expert.
Woman car insurance customers are amongst those motorists who have been landed with a speeding fine, yet many of them continue to think that a £60 fine is their only penalty.
A spokesperson for the AA said: "When you get flashed by a camera, potentially you're not only collecting a £60 fine, you're potentially also collecting a £60 increase in your insurance premiums for the next three years.
"You could end up paying four times the fine. Speeding offences can be very expensive and I think most people tend to overlook that. It's not just the £60 fine."
A spokesperson for CoverGirl Car Insurance Services, the experts in woman car insurance, added: "A lot of people do not realise that a motoring offence can affect their UK motor insurance so dramatically.
"Even if you just accidentally go over the speed limit, you could face a penalty that will stay with you for several years."
