The DVSA says that all driving test candidates are assessed to the same standard. “It can discern cornering forces, accelerating forces and braking forces, and those who drive well can reduce their premiums.”įigures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show that 1,395 of the driving test examiners in England and Wales are men, while just 381 are women. “What has replaced women-only insurance policies is telematics, which involves an electrical device wired into your car,” the spokesman said. In 2013 it became illegal under EU rules to offer cheaper car insurance to women purely on the grounds of their gender, although the AA said new ways of distinguishing between safe and dangerous drivers continued to favour women. “Accidents involving young men tend to be more catastrophic and to involve other people,” the AA spokesman said. Statistics indicate there were 113,066 male drivers involved in accidents in 2014, compared with 69,245 female drivers. If you look at the laddish approach of shows such as Top Gear you have to recognise that it’s part of our culture.” The casual sexism that women are worse drivers than men is pretty prevalent.
Angela Clarke, 35, who passed third time when she was 18, said: “There must be something wrong with the test and the way it is administered, because there’s no other way there could be such a bias towards one gender passing.
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