Higher Car Insurance for Eating, Talking

Britons could be looking at higher auto insurance rates as new laws that are coming through are making it illegal to talk on cell phones or eat in your car while you are driving. If you are ticketed for these infractions, you could be looking at up to £150 on your next car insurance premiums.

Statistics show that mobile phone users are more likely to get into car accidents then those paying attention to the road, and the same goes with eating. Experts say that more and more accidents are occurring daily because of someone trying to talk or eat while they are operating a motor vehicle. Car insurance companies say they are going to start cracking down on offenders as well.

The police say that if you are caught talking or eating while running your car, you will be looking at a £60 fine and three points added to a driver's license. People already get three points for speeding or running a red light, but this new fine for eating and talking will push some people over the edge into a non-standard car insurance bracket.

Opponents of the law say that they know car insurance companies will be trying to use this to make their insureds pay more for car insurance, and that the punishment does not fit the crime. They say that they could be looking at up to 10,000 motorists a year having to go into a different car insurance bracket because of the new law. They say that if you are charged with either of the above offense, you may want to look into getting with a car insurance company that specializes in non-standard car insurance premiums.
 

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