Some diverse areas of England face car insurance ‘ethnicity penalty’

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  • By Maryam Ahmed
  • BBC Verify

Car insurance quotes were a third more expensive in some areas of England with the biggest minority ethnicity populations, BBC Verify has found.

We collected thousands of quotes based on identical driver information, but with different addresses.

Areas with a high number of people from ethnic minorities saw higher prices, even when road accident and crime levels were similar.

The insurance industry body said ethnicity was not a factor in pricing.

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