Petition · past parliament

Stop car Insurers charging Drivers with Muslim-Sounding Names more for Insurance

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Recently it has been found and investigated by the media that certain insurers are charging more premiums for people with Muslim sounding names.

Premiums need to be based on all other factors apart from race or religion
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/5393978/insurance-race-row-john-mohammed/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5296567/Making-prophet-Drivers-named-Mohammed-charged-MORE.html

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. It is already illegal to discriminate on grounds of religion or race, so we're not sure what else you'd like to happen.

You can find out more about discrimination because of race or religion and how to take action here:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/discrimination-because-of-race-religion-or-belief/

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

23 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
7 Feb 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Feb 2018

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