Women pay more for cars, less for car insurance

Posted :01-12-2005

Women are being 'fleeced' when buying a new car at dealerships, according to a new survey.

Simply being female means women can be quoted a significantly different sum for a new car at a showroom than men or couples, according to car-buying website Ask A Price.

However, despite losing out on the forecourt, women are far better off when it comes to car insurance.

Most insurance companies are happy to offer women a much cheaper premium than men, as female drivers are statistically proven to be safer drivers.

Recently, several female-only motor insurance firms have been launched, catering only for women drivers and offering cheaper deals as a result.

This can often 'refund' the money lost by women who are quoted a more expensive price at a car dealership.

However, this trend seems to be limited only to the UK, as Norwegian anti-gender discrimination laws prevent women obtaining cheaper insurance.

"We note that the government rather wants politically correct than fair insurance premiums," a spokesman for a Norwegian insurance company told Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.


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