MIB/Aviva research finds parents think fraud is acceptable

Aviva funded research from the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) found 70% of UK drivers do not know ‘that fronting for their children is wrong and of those that do, only one in five admit to it.

  • More than a third (35%) of drivers justify 'fronting' as being a loophole in the law
  • One in ten (10%) believe that ‘fronting' is a legitimate way of obtaining cheaper motor insurance
  • And only a third (30%) of motorists were able to correctly define the term 'fronting‘
  • When presented with a definition of the term ‘fronting' 94% of those surveyed deem fronting an insurance policy to be socially unacceptable.
  • A third (31%) of drivers wrongly assume that they will be covered if the policy is 'fronted‘

Ashton West, chief executive of MIB said: "There is a lot of confusion amongst drivers about the importance of giving accurate information about the main driver to an insurer. There is a need to help drivers understand and appreciate the importance of being adequately insured."

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