Motorists 'being taken for a ride' with higher insurance s

James Cox

Motorists are being hit with higher insurance s despite claims costs going down.

That is according to the Alliance for Insurance Reform, which says drivers are being taken "for a ride".

The average personal injury award has dropped by nearly 40 per cent since new guidelines brought in back in 2021- aimed at lowering costs for motorists.

But the Alliance said they have anecdotal evidence of an increase in s in recent weeks.

Director Peter Boland said there is no justification for it.

Mr Boland told Newstalk: "There is a deal in of the morality of this, in that insures must on the benefits.

"If it's the case that most motor insurance s are starting to drift up again, then clearly Government is being taken for a ride on this."