Drivers saying 'yes' to one question face £949 charge to stay on road

DATA SHOWS NEARLY 90 PER CENT OF ROAD USERS HAVE ADMITTED TO COMMITTING COMMON MOTORING OFFENCES. 06:35, 02 Jun 2025 Drivers caught breaking road rules risk severe car insurance consequences

and penalty points. Data shows nearly 90 per cent of road users have admitted to committing common motoring offences. Data shows speeding is the most frequent conviction, with £949 being

added onto premiums. The first three months of the year found over 52,000 drivers aged between 31 and 35 reporting speeding convictions when purchasing car insurance, clicking

'yes' when asked by insurers. Driving an uninsured vehicle represents the second most common conviction, with more than 6,000 drivers aged between the ages of 31 and 35 declaring

this offence. READ MORE SMART MOTORWAYS COULD BE SCRAPPED FROM ENGLAND ENTIRELY The third most frequent rule break was drink driving with 3,967 drivers admitting the offence in the first

quarter of 2025, which spans January to March. Article continues below Using a mobile phone while driving rounds out the top convictions, with 3,076 drivers declaring this offence,with

affected drivers paying average premiums of £1,213, according to the data released by Confused this week. Last year saw almost 171,000 drivers declare convictions for speeding on public

roads, with a further 51,000 receiving motorway speeding convictions, the car insurance provider and car insurance comparison tool went on to warn. Another rule break which is becoming

widespread is using the mobile phone behind the wheel. Indeed, data shows convictions have skyrocketed by a staggering 32 per cent from 8,808 in 2023 to 11,639 in 2024. Article continues

below Rhydian Jones, motoring expert at Confused.com, said: "Putting your foot down to get somewhere faster, or quickly reading a text, might seem like an innocent thing to do." Mr

Jones went on, warning motorists, drivers and road users across the country after the data was revealed by Confused: "But in reality, this can come with very serious

consequences." "In some cases, that could mean paying upwards of a thousand pounds more than the average," he went on and also added.