Men ‘likely to drive uninsured’

Men are twice more likely to drive without insurance, according to new research.

Some 15% of British motorists have admitted to driving a car they were not insured to, the survey by moneysupermarket.com found.

And 9% of motorists had driven in someone else's car with no insurance while 6% had driven their own car while having no cover.

The survey found that 21% of men had driven while uninsured and younger drivers are the worst offenders, with 23% of those in their twenties and 20% of thirty-somethings saying they had driven without cover, compared to just 10% of drivers in their fifties.

Richard Mason, of moneysupermarket.com, said: "Anyone who drives without insurance, no matter how short the distance and whether it's their car or someone else's, is breaking the law. Not only that, but it costs the insurance industry over £500 million each year in claims, which drives up the cost of insurance for responsible motorists.

"While the cost of insuring a car can be high for young males, they shouldn't be attracted by the false economy of skimping on insurance."

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