Question follow-through · 55874

Motor Insurance: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of car insurance for drivers aged between 17 and 25.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of car insurance for drivers aged between 17 and 25.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for insurers based on their underwriting experience. Age and experience are factors that insurers use to price policies and there is evidence to suggest that younger drivers and those with less experience c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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