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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

UK car insurance cost up by third but just 2% in France

Motor or car insurance claim form with coin stack, calculator and car model.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) put the average rise for car cover in the UK at 34%. Photograph: Piotr Adamowicz/Alamy

UK insurers have revealed the amount they paid out for motor claims went up by about 18% last year, even as British drivers faced premium increases of more than a third – far above the rises in the rest of Europe.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) put the average increase for car cover in the UK at 34%, but many drivers have seen rises far exceed that, even doubling in the case of electric vehicles (EVs).

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