Stewart Dickson MLA said: “At a time when households are facing high food and fuel costs, expensive insurance only adds to the strain as they try to make ends meet.
“The exclusion of personal injury claims and claims for damages in respect of road traffic accidents from the Small Claims Court in Northern Ireland and higher compensation levels have been closely linked to the huge disparity in car insurance costs. It is therefore very important that we review these issues to ensure that drivers in Northern Ireland are not being charged more than other people in the rest of the UK. I wholeheartedly endorse the Consumer Council petition for the Assembly to take urgent action to reduce car insurance premiums and urge consumers to support it.”
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