Written questions

Motor Insurance: Young People

Commons · Question 55874 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of car insurance for drivers aged between 17 and 25.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 9 Jun 2025

The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for insurers based on their underwriting experience. Age and experience are factors that insurers use to price policies and there is evidence to suggest that younger drivers and those with less experience c...