Average comprehensive car premiums continue to rise

Fleet cars

Research says higher repair costs and increase in Insurance Premium Tax are behind the rising premiums.

The average cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy rose by 3 percent in the third quarter of 2016, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index in association with Willis Towers Watson.

According to the index the price movement represented a slowdown from the 6.5 percent increase in the preceding quarter, but the average car premium in the UK has risen by over £100 (17.3 percent) in the past year to £737.

Third party, fire and theft policies rose by 1.7 percent in the

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