Admiral accused of discrimination and breaching race laws
Which? has claimed that the Admiral Group, which includes Bell, Diamond and Elephant.co.uk has broken race laws by charging customers who were born outside of the UK more than those born in the country
Which? claimed it ran two scenarios, with the only difference being whether the prospective car insurance customer was born in the UK or abroad. Depending on how applicants answered the question 'have you lived in the UK since birth?', Which? claimed that the quotes differed by 18% on average.
A total of 15 other car insurers were contacted by Which? to establish how widespread the practice of basing quotes on an applicant's origin was. The consumer watchdog found that none asked this type of
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