UK car insurance news
22/08/2007

Middle-lane hogs risking cheap car insurance

Motorists who hog the middle lane on motorways contribute to congestion and may be putting cheap car insurance premiums at risk by causing bad driving behaviour, according to road safety experts.

Anyone who has driven on a motorway will be familiar with the phenomenon of a long line of cars driving in the middle lane even though the left hand lane is free.

When quizzed as to why they do this, the AA says that although some people drive in the middle lane because they obstinately refuse to pull over, many are there simply because they are not paying attention.

A new DVD is being released to encourage motorists to reconsider their motorway driving behaviour and avoid motor insurance claims. Produced by the Highways Agency, it is called 'Stay Safe, Keep Moving'.

The presenter on the DVD said: "I was out with the traffic officers and saw lines of cars in the middle lane, five, six, seven vehicles only using one lane of a major motorway. This type of driving holds other vehicles up, causing congestion, and also has safety risks."

He pointed out that dangerous behaviour such as undertaking and tailgating often occurs in these situations, which could well mean a loss of cheap car insurance if there is an accident.

A spokesperson for the RAC Foundation said: "The middle-lane hog and outside lane blocker are selfish drivers who waste hundreds of miles of motorway. It can take ten years to build an extra motorway lane, but we could, in effect, add hundreds of miles overnight if motorists improved their lane discipline."

 

 

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