Car insurance customers breaking law when supervising learners

Wednesday, 04 August 2010

Nearly a quarter of car insurance customers could be unwittingly breaking the law when supervising learner drivers and face fines, driving disqualification or jail as a result, a study shows.

A survey conducted by the AA highlighted that 23 per cent of the 19,000 respondents were not aware that texting or using their mobile phone while supervising a learner was illegal.

Anyone supervising a learner driver is in effective control of the vehicle, as stipulated by law.

With supervising drivers unknowingly breaking the law, consumers should be aware driving convictions can impact their car insurance.

Speaking to the BBC, Katie Shepherd of the charity Brake, said: "Accompanying drivers should be registered as 'approved accompanying drivers' by completing a questionnaire to prove their suitability, which could be checked by their insurer."

Recently the Association of British Insurers revealed that GBP410 million of fraudulent motor insurance claims were discovered last year.

Posted by Rebecca Mellor
 
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