BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine visitor blasts Land Rovers as ‘utterly uninsurable’ in offended rant | UK | News | EUROtoday

A guess on Jeremy Vine’s BBC Radio 2 has blasted Range Rovers as being “utterly uninsurable”.

Journalist Adam Rayner was talking on Mr Vine’s present in regards to the rising price of insurance coverage which has affected vehicles of all sorts.

One of the primary examples used as an instance the rising price of insurance coverage has been the issue some individuals have been experiencing in making an attempt to get insurance coverage on Range Rovers, a well-liked kind of premium SUV.

Mr Rayner was discussing what could possibly be completed to scale back premiums and enhance automobile safety when he prompt the vehicles, made by Jaguar Land Rover, have been uninsurable.

Mr Rayner mentioned: “The one thing that does really come out of this is maybe we should ban keyless technology. That’s one breathtaking thing.

“My specialisation in cars is electronics and I’m still dumbfounded. Range Rovers are utterly uninsurable. Range Rovers can be fitted five at a time into a 40-foot container.”

Mr Rayner additionally took goal at black packing containers, gadgets fitted to vehicles which monitor the driving force’s velocity always and which could be fitted to scale back insurance coverage premiums.

Mr Rayner claimed: “The black box has brought with it a whole new era of misery and misbehaviour. Every inch you move within a GPS sensor is recorded. Trouble is the way it changes [the driver’s] behaviour.”

The dialogue on Jeremy Vine’s BBC Radio 2 present comes as questions develop about whether or not one thing ought to be completed to scale back the speed at which insurance coverage premiums are rising.

According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), the common worth paid for automobile insurance coverage within the closing quarter of 2023 rose by round £157.

They laid the blame for the rise within the rising price of substitute vehicles, increased restore prices, and longer restore occasions for vehicles.

The Independent reported that the Director of normal insurance coverage coverage on the ABI, Mervyn Skeet mentioned: “We’re acutely aware of the impact that rising motor insurance premiums continue to have on motorists.”

Mr Skeet added: “Rising repair costs and other factors outside of insurers’ control mean there is no single action that could bring down premiums. However, we are determined to do all we can to put the brake on.

“The cost of paying monthly (premium finance) is one of a number of topics we continue to discuss with our members and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). We’ve also been very clear, and continue to underline, that cutting insurance premium tax would provide immediate relief for stretched consumers.”

Express.co.uk has contacted Jaguar Land Rover for remark.