Guarded welcome for motor insurance report

The publication of a 178-page report on high costs does not promise any silver bullet

The scene of an accident: most motorists are grappling with soaring premiums

After more than two years of motor insurance costs spiralling, is there finally some light at the end of the tunnel for consumers?

After a major review, driven by a Department of Finance working group, of the cost pressures at play in the motor insurance market, last week saw the publication of a 178-page report on the cost of motor insurance.

Stark numbers jumped from the report, not least the 70 per cent ...