Around 36,000 parents are breaking the law by naming sons and daughters as a 'spouse' or 'partner' on their
car insurance policy, our own research has found.
swiftcover.com contacted policyholders over concerns with their cover and found that one in four admitted to 'fronting' by not putting down their offspring as a 'named driver'.
We estimate that the number of parents taking this fraudulent action has almost doubled in the last two years, with as many as 36,000 mums and dads guilty of doing so.
Robin Reames, our claims director, warned those who front that insurers are clamping down on such behaviour, which ultimately ends up costing those who abide by the law and purchase car insurance honestly.
"Trying to buck the system by fronting is not only illegal, it actually ends up costing law-abiding motorists if they are involved in an accident with a fronted driver who is actually an underinsured driver," he added.
