Petition · past parliament

Stop car insurance companies ripping people off especially younger drivers!

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Car Insurance is a legal requirement therefore companies should not be able to exploit everyone and squeeze as much profit out of us as possible! there should be a cap on prices or a completely basic government insurance cover!
Young drivers are discriminated against as being careless drivers, when in fact they feel a sense of achievement when they can finally afford their own car and are bound to be more careful and vigilant than people that have been driving for 10+ years are over confident and take it for granted!

Minimum wage for an 18 year old is £5.55, which means they would have to work at least 435 hours to afford the average car insurance price of £2232.Excluding the vehicle and running costs

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

22 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Oct 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.