Female driver news
03/07/2008

Women's car insurance and Britain's fear of crime

A new government report on the justice system, based on views of 13,000 people in England and Wales, has revealed we are a nation living in fear. However, women's car insurance companies can offer advice to female drivers that may help if they spot a crime being committed.
The Downing Street report stated, "There was a strong view from the public during the review that they would no longer intervene if they saw a crime.

"This is symptomatic of reduced public confidence in the crime-fighting agencies, leading to a greater reluctance on the part of decent, law-abiding members of the public to play their part in tackling crime."

Reports of Britain's "walk on by" society hit the headlines regularly when daylight attacks and stabbings are not uncommon and people drive by or refuse to come forward to give evidence.

And the messages about how we should respond are mixed.

The government advisor behind the report, Louise Casey, suggests that the change in attitudes to tackling crime is destroying community spirit and could allow crime to "strangle whole neighbourhoods".

Mark Forsett of Victim Support says: "It's wrong to suggest that individuals or communities are failing because they don't step in. Our advice would be to not try to be a hero, if there's going to be one victim we don't want two or three."

A CoverGirl women's car insurance spokesperson said, "If you witness a crime, call 999 and report what you have seen. You may be able to draw attention to the incident by sounding your car horn. Whilst we encourage our female drivers to do the right thing in the event of a crime, we urge them to stay safe. It is a difficult personal choice to make."