Citizens Advice reveals “shocking” insurance ethnicity penalty

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A report found that, collectively, people of colour pay £213m more for their car cover.

Influential charity Citizens Advice has uncovered a “shocking trend of people of colour paying hundreds of pounds a year more for their car insurance than white people”.

As part of a year-long investigation, the charity analysed 18,000 car insurance costs reported by people who came to Citizens Advice for debt help in 2021. It found that, on average, people of colour paid £250 a year more than white people.

Impact

The last time Citizens Advice reported on insurance it launched a super

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