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Ban higher car insurance premiums for over 70s based on age

Submitted by Mrs Sarah Kelly on Tuesday 5th November 2024

Published on Wednesday 20th November 2024

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 20th May 2025

Current Signatures: 910
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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aged ~ Agreement ~ Charged ~ drivers ~ Equal ~ Equality Act ~ failure ~ Government ~ Industry ~ insurance ~ Isolation ~ Offered ~ Over 70s ~ Parliament ~ Refused ~ Request ~ review ~ Reviewed ~ search ~ society

Petition Action

Ban higher car insurance premiums for over 70s based on age

Petition Details

Parliament must review the exclusion of financial services from the age discrimination provisions of the Equality Act. We think over 70's should not routinely, based upon their age, be charged more for car insurance than any other sector of society.

Additional Information

We think the "signposting" agreement between the government and the insurance industry is a failure. 85% of people aged 80 PLUS are NOT signposted to alternative insurers, when refused a quote. We believe many 80 plus adults are not offered competitive alternative quotes when using online search tools. We think it is discriminatory for this age group to be requested to pay more than other drivers. We believe this increases the stress, isolation and financial hardship of the elderly.


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