Currently, the average premium for women aged 17-22 is £1423. However, under new legislation to scrap gender being taken into account when setting premiums, this could rise by a huge 25%. Men’s car insurance is unlikely to change, however the move will also affect life and medical insurance. The move comes from Advocate General Juliane Kokott, a senior official at the Supreme Court of Justice, who has argued the current situation breaches ‘EU anti-discrimination and equality laws’ and has asked European Court Judges to to decide later this year whether the wide-spread practice conflicts with the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Lisbon Treaty. However, in a Brussels committee meeting yesterday, independent MEP Nikki Sinclaire argued that the European Union should be ‘very careful in its work’. She states, ‘Gender equality is incredibly important, however this decision actually discriminates against women in the UK who receive cheaper insurance premiums as they are proven better drivers. Europe is pushing too far’.
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