NI CAR INSURANCE 11% MORE THAN GB
14 Dec 2011 Last updated at 03:26 ET
The cost of automobile insurance is 11% higher in Northern Ireland than in the rest of the United Kingdom, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has found.
Their inform also showed that in 2010, people in farming areas paid in between 30% and 70% more, compared to consumers in farming areas of Great Britain.
The Consumer Council pronounced the Assembly indispensable to take action.
“High premiums put farming consumers at a outrageous disadvantage,” pronounced Antoinette McKeown of the Consumer Council.
“It can mostly bar them socially and economically.
“The farming inlet of NI equates to many thousands of people are contingent on their automobile to take jobs, attend college and visit family and friends.”
However, the OFT did contend that the higher premiums paid were partly due to the actuality consumers in Northern Ireland were reduction expected to emporium around for automobile insurance.
Only 55% of consumers in Northern Ireland review quotes, whilst in Great Britain 73% of consumers do.
The OFT also received justification that suggests there are aloft personal damage remuneration levels and aloft legal costs compared with claims in Northern Ireland, as well as more visit accidents.
“Our Justice and Environment Ministers have a transparent purpose to help revoke premiums and the Consumer Council will go on to work with them on the specific actions that can be taken to grasp this,” pronounced Ms McKeown.
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14 Dec 2011 Last updated at 03:26 ET
The cost of automobile insurance is 11% higher in Northern Ireland than in the rest of the United Kingdom, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has found.
Their inform also showed that in 2010, people in farming areas paid in between 30% and 70% more, compared to consumers in farming areas of Great Britain.
The Consumer Council pronounced the Assembly indispensable to take action.
“High premiums put farming consumers at a outrageous disadvantage,” pronounced Antoinette McKeown of the Consumer Council.
“It can mostly bar them socially and economically.
“The farming inlet of NI equates to many thousands of people are contingent on their automobile to take jobs, attend college and visit family and friends.”
However, the OFT did contend that the higher premiums paid were partly due to the actuality consumers in Northern Ireland were reduction expected to emporium around for automobile insurance.
Only 55% of consumers in Northern Ireland review quotes, whilst in Great Britain 73% of consumers do.
The OFT also received justification that suggests there are aloft personal damage remuneration levels and aloft legal costs compared with claims in Northern Ireland, as well as more visit accidents.
“Our Justice and Environment Ministers have a transparent purpose to help revoke premiums and the Consumer Council will go on to work with them on the specific actions that can be taken to grasp this,” pronounced Ms McKeown.
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