Insurance costs are con temptible says deputy - Irish Independent (27/April/2001) Tom Shiel A 19-YEAR-OLD with a full and clean driving licence was quoted £3,050 for insurance cover for a vehicle worth £2,500, a Dail deputy said last night. "This is contemptible treatment of young people," said Enda Kenny TD. Last week he called for the appointment of an insurance ombudsman. Mr Kenny explained: "I have been inundated with queries and examples of just how young drivers are being treated by insurance companies." Mr Kenny said six insurance companies refused to give a quote to the 19-year-old driver from Castlebar. All young people were being branded as "reckless speed merchants with no sense of responsibility," Mr Kenny said. Discrimination clearly exists in the motor insurance industry, he said. Back to Media Index