Farming Poll 2016: Call for action to cut the costs of motor insurance

The Government has again been urged to tackle the spiralling cost of motor insurance, with 88% of respondents to an opinion poll claiming action needs to be taken.

More than three-quarters of respondents to the Irish Examiner/ICMSA poll strongly agree that the Government should take steps to tackle the problem, which is already being scrutinised by an Oireachtas committee.

It comes after figures showed a startling 35% average rise in the cost of motor premiums from May 2015 to May 2016.