Motor insurance provider reveals drivers' fears

Motorists whose job is to drive across the country in various roles have called on the police to improve safety and crack down on the number of drivers risking their motor insurance premiums through driving offences.

Research by Tesco Insurance showed that 42 per cent of working drivers think that increased police visibility would be the best way to combat the problem.

Some 41 per cent of respondents said that they thought speed cameras were ineffective in cutting motoring crimes.

Allan Burns, of motor insurance provider Tesco, said: "Our findings reveal a sizeable majority of motorists feel unprotected on the roads, favouring tougher penalties for those breaking the law and trapped between the increasing cost of motoring and lack of a viable alternative for their regular journeys."

The survey, entitled, Drivers' Attitudes, also showed that 60 per cent of those questioned believed that road pricing would not reduce congestion.

A poll of more than 1,300 company chiefs found that nine in ten bosses support road charges or tolls in combating congestion, the Manchester Evening News reports.

Kwik-Fit Insurance can provide customers with a keep motoring product to help keep them on the road after a theft or accident in which the car is written off.