Scotland, Swindon and Sheffield are home to the postcodes with the most speeding convictions in the UK, leading financial analysts to remind "boy racers" of the consequences for the cost of their
car insurance.
Research by Money Supermarket uncovered that over half of speeding convictions in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland belong to male motorists aged between 17 and 21 – the demographic known to pay some of the highest prices for
car insurance premiums.
After analysing almost three million
motor insurance quotes over a year from people with driving convictions, the comparison site also found that 52 per cent of speeding convictions in Swindon and 30 per cent in Sheffield are possessed by male drivers in the 31-40 age bracket.
"It is telling there are no female drivers anywhere near the top of the table in our analysis of speeding convictions, and unfortunately this is reflected in the price of premiums for men when compared to women," remarked the site's Steve Sweeney, who warned that motorists convicted of speeding could see their
car insurance costs almost double.
Furthermore, he concluded, "serial speeders" will eventually find that fewer providers are willing to offer them
car insurance at all.
