"Whatever you do, you still get left with the 5 (or 1) out of ten driver being priced OUT of the market after his/their accidents and they disappear from the 'income stream' and that B*GG*ERS your idea, WHATEVER the annual premium!"
Ian, they wouldn't get priced out of the market. Lets take an extreme (to the minimum) example.
5 people have had an accident, 5 haven't. Average cost of insurance: £1500
--- I want a £1 reduction in the price of the 'good' drivers. So 5 drivers at £1499, and 5 drivers at £1501.
--- That has NOT priced the £1501 out of the market. So therefore we can increase to £2 reduction. 5 drivers at £1498, 5 drivers at £1502
--- Oh, that still hasn't priced the £1502 people out of the market, so lets make it £3 reduction. 5 drivers at £1497, 5 drivers at £1503 -- Etc. Etc.!
Do not complain about a saving of just the £3, this is merely to show you that the system DOESN'T automatically price the higher premiums out of the market as you say. The £3 would increase until it gave a tangible benefit and a tangible punishment.
Add in to the fact that the drivers on lower premiums are made to have smaller engines, go on a pass plus scheme, actually stick to speed limits - they're likely to cause less accidents anyway!
And don't underestimate the savings Ian, some Uni students often live off about £1000 a year once they've paid for rent!
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