Survey Exposes the “Utter Madness” of the European Court

March 3, 2011 - PRLog -- The online survey was completed by 2,310 members of Top Cashback, and questioned their driving history and attitudes to speeding. If speeding is one of the prime contributors to road accidents and insurance claims, it would appear to show the recent announcement by The European Court of Justice that gender based premium levels are discriminatory, is in the words of one politician “Utter madness.”

Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim also said "This is a victory for boy racers and a major blow for both democracy and careful women drivers.”
   
Respondents were split almost equally between men and women but 46% of men admitted to being caught speeding while for women the figure was only 31%. The fact that they were caught on camera dispels any sexist myth that women can talk their way out of it when stopped by a male police officer.

Overall, it comes as no surprise to find that more than half of all those completing the survey admitted to speeding on motorways (51.9% women and 59% men). 3.2% admitting to being boy racers and constantly breaking the law but for women the figure was slightly less at 2.7%. More than 1 in 4 women (26.7%) claimed that they never broke the speed limit but only 1 in 5 men claimed the same angelic trait.

Among those who admitted to speeding, just under half (48.4%) had actually been caught, meaning the majority are getting away with it. Those who had never been caught claimed this was because they had the cunning of a fox or the luck or the devil.

Even among those ‘angels’ who claimed never to speed, 12% admitted to being ‘nicked’ at some point since passing their test. Perhaps they have mended their ways as a result?

The survey results showed the chances of being caught speeding increased with annual mileage, only a third of those averaging less than 10,000 miles a year had been caught but over half the higher mileage drivers had met the same fate.

Top Cashback has over 750,000 members who earn cashback when they shop online, saving themselves hundreds or pounds on their internet transactions. Members tend to be switched on to current trends and are quick to spot a good deal. Respondents to the survey were mainly experienced drivers with almost ¾ having passed their test more than 10 years ago.

Commenting on the findings of the survey, Duncan Robb of Top Cashback said “The announcement by the European Court comes as a surprise when this survey would indicate that men are a greater insurance risk than women and therefore are more likely to be involved in an insurance claim.”

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Date: 3 March 2011
Issued by Duncan Robb
For further information call Duncan on 0207 1939 029 or email duncan@topcashback.co.uk

Notes for Editors:

*The survey was completed online by 2,310 respondents from February 3 – 25, 2011.

Top CashBack is the UK’s most generous and biggest free to use cashback website.  Retailers pay a referral commission for any purchase made on their website via topcashback.co.uk but rather than keep this commission, Top CashBack passes 100% straight back to the customer as ‘cashback’.  Top CashBack is funded by sponsored adverts across the site.  The basic aim is to help each and every UK resident to save as much money as possible on their online shopping.  Established in 2005 Top CashBack has an ethos of ‘fair play’ and has gone from strength-to-strength with a membership now at 750,000.

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