Young drivers aged under 25 in the UK are less likely to claim compensation should they be involved in a road traffic accident than those of the same age in another European country, according to car insurance company AXA.
The research carried out throughout Europe revealed that almost a third (30%) of youthful Britons are more reluctant to make a car insurance claim in the event of a crash than young drivers in Spain, France and Germany.
However, the survey also detected that young people in the UK are more law abiding than their EU counterparts, as only a quarter admitted to speeding on a motorway – a much lower figure than the European average of thirty eight percent.
The report also revealed that more than half of Britons aged under 25 know someone that has been involved in a road traffic accident, tallying with research from the Association of British Insurers stating that young people are ten times more likely to suffer a serious personal injury or be killed behind the wheel than a more experienced driver.
AXA spokesperson Craig Staniland concluded that
“young drivers are more likely to indulge in dangerous behaviours than others and more work needs to be done to educate them about the risks. However, in Britain we do seem to be performing better than our European neighbours and as a whole seem to be more concerned about the issues surrounding young drivers.”
Regardless of age, all those that suffer a personal injury through an accident caused by someone else are entitled to claim financial compensation.
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