Motorists in Scotland can expect to pay significantly less car insurance than those in the rest of the UK, according to research by comparison site moneysupermarket.com.
Analysis of one million motor insurance quotes over a year found Scotland has seven of the ten cheapest areas in the UK for car insurance. Manchester and Birmingham fared less well, with motorists having to pay more than twice it costs motorists in Truro, Cornwall, to insure their car.
Here are the ten cheapest and ten most expensive areas.
Cheapest
1. Truro, Cornwall (TR1)
Average lowest quote: £356
2. Dunfermline, Scotland (KY12)
Average lowest quote: £375
3. Glenrothes, Scotland (KY6)
Average lowest quote: £380
4. Dundee, Scotland (DD5)
Average lowest quote: £380
5. Aberdeen, Scotland (AB15)
Average lowest quote: £381
6. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (IP33)
Average lowest quote: £383
7. Grangemouth, Scotland (FK3)
Average lowest quote: £383
8. Elgin, Scotland (IV30)
Average lowest quote: £385
9. Penzance, Cornwall (TR18)
Average lowest quote: £386
10. Dundee, Scotland (DD2)
Average lowest quote: £386
Most expensive
1. Ardwick/ Longsight/ Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester (M13)
Average lowest quote: £873
2. Small Heath, Birmingham (B10)
Average lowest quote: £840
3. Crumpsall/ Cheetham Hill, Manchester (M8)
Average lowest quote: £821
4. Edge Hill/ Fairfield/Kensington, Liverpool (L7)
Average lowest quote: £820
5. Girlington/ Manningham/ Lower Grange, Bradford (BD8)
Average lowest quote: £819
6. Sparkhill, Tyseley, Birmingham (B11)
Average lowest quote: £819
7. Balsall Heath, Birmingham (B12)
Average lowest quote: £814
8. Washwood Heath/ Ward End/ Saltley, Birmingham (B8)
Average lowest quote: £810
9. Manor Park, London (E12)
Average lowest quote: £809
10. Falls, Belfast (BT12)
Average lowest quote: £805
Source: Moneysupermarket.com
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