Young driver insurance news
24/09/2009
Farmers the safest drivers on the roads
If you are looking for the cheapest young driver insurance, becoming a farmer may not be such a bad idea. Although muckspreading and long hours tending to cattle or ploughing fields may not appeal to everybody, it could certainly help reduce your car insurance premium as they have been voted the safest drivers in the UK.
Perhaps it's the painstakingly slow speed that tractors are driven at or maybe it's because all that country air helps keep them more relaxed behind the wheel then most, but farmers have the best road safety record according to a recent car insurance study.
Computer engineers on the other hand fared less well, gaining the title for most claims made for road crashes in the past three years. Sales managers were ranked second in the list of professionals claiming insurance followed by chefs, students, and doctors.
Poor safety records were attributed to long hours in a stressful job as well as the tendency to work in more built up urban areas where congestion is higher.
Due to their rural work environment, farmers live and drive around more rural areas where there is less traffic on the roads and so a decreased chance of a being in a car accident. Therefore to get the best young driver insurance, young motorists might want to consider starting a career as a farmer.
