UK motor premiums rise to record levels

Rising personal injury claims and a doubling of the insurance
premium tax rate pushed UK car insurance premiums to their highest
recorded level in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows that
the average cost of private car insurance rose by 4.9 percent to
£462 in the final three months of 2016 - the second highest
quarterly increase on record.
The ABI said that a doubling of the UK's insurance premium
tax rate...