Young women take brunt of car insurance premium increases

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It costs more to insure a car than it used to.

Christel Yardley/Waikato Times

It costs more to insure a car than it used to.

Car insurance premiums have increased by up to 38% since 2021, Consumer NZ says, and young women have been particularly affected.

Consumer obtained car insurance quotes for four scenarios across different parts of the country: a young person with a Mazda hatchback, a middle-aged person with a Nissan Leaf, an older person with a Honda Fit and a family of four with a Ford SUV.

For a young woman in Auckland,…

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