Using an e-scooter can add £1,000 to your car insu... The Guardian

Using an e-scooter can add £1,000 to your car insurance quote

The Guardian February 22, 2025

<p>Under-30s risk a huge hike in huge car insurance premiums later in life if handed the IN10 endorsement</p><p>Young people using private electric scooters on roads and pavements risk facing huge insurance premiums when they want to drive a car, says the comparison website MoneySuperMarket.</p><p>It emerged this week that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/18/e-scooters-blamed-for-big-jump-in-children-caught-in-uk-driving-without-insurance">almost 800 children aged 13 to 16 had been issued an IN10 endorsement</a> – the code used by the police for “using a vehicle uninsured against third-party risks” since the start of 2020. It stays on a person’s driving record for four years from the date of the offence.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/22/using-an-e-scooter-can-add-1000-to-your-car-insurance-quote">Continue reading...</a>

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