Comprehensive motor policies fall below £600 for first time since 2009
The average cost of comprehensive car insurance was down 19.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, the latest car insurance price index from Confused and Towers Watson revealed.
The average cost of comprehensive car insurance for Q1 2014 stood at £596, a drop of £140 compared to the same period in 2013 and signalling the first time average premiums have dipped below £600
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