Women drivers 'should check for safety as well as eco-friendliness'

Women's car insurance customers seeking to buy a new vehicle with environmental credentials are being urged to make safety checks beforehand.

Charity Royal Automobile Club Foundation has stated that greater safety information should be made available to consumers looking into buying a new car and is calling upon male and female drivers to not focus on eco-friendliness alone.

According to the organisation, many new cars are not fitted with safety measures such as electronic stability control (ESC), with only 44 per cent of green models having the feature.

If 90 per cent of cars had ESC, 400 lives could be saved each year, while fewer females may have to make expensive claims on their women's car insurance.

Edmund King, executive director of the Royal Automobile Club Foundation, said:
"Car buyers should not have to choose between a car that saves a life or a car that saves the planet.

"We do not live in an ideal world, but it is possible to get the best of both worlds in one car, if the right information is made available."

He called upon women drivers looking to purchase a new vehicle to check the car's Euro NCAP safety rating for clues as to how protected it will keep them.

Recent government proposals mean that some green car owners could save up to £1,900 in VAT.

Kwik-Fit Insurance provides its female customers with £150 personal belongings cover as part of their women's car insurance policy.

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