Women drivers 'support in-car smoking ban'

Female drivers - who can benefit from cheap deals on their women's car insurance – are more in favour of a ban on smoking behind the wheel than their male counterparts, a study has shown.

A recent Populous poll conducted for the BBC's Daily Politics found that 70 per cent of females would support such a ban, compared with 54 per cent of men.

In total, 62 per cent of respondents said they would support a ban on smoking behind the wheel, which may put women's car insurance premiums at risk should the driver have an accident while their hands are off the steering wheel.

Those aged over 55 were the most likely to favour such a ban while 55 per cent over those aged between 35 and 54 also lent their support.

Recently, the Local Authority Road Safety Officers' Association called for drivers to no longer be allowed to smoke behind the wheel, as the activity was a "dangerous distraction" potentially resulting in a women's car insurance claim.

Eight out of ten female drivers could save on their women's car insurance with Kwik-Fit Insurance, according to research conducted last year.


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