Why’s the ECJ being so breathtakingly stupid?
Should Britain say it will defy the court?
The story that’s made me most angry today has been the extraordinary decision by the European Court of Justice to stop insurance companies from allowing women to pay smaller car insurance premiums even though they are less likely to have accidents.
This is being stopped on ground of “gender equality”. Andy Cooke on the previous thread had this right:-
What a stupid ruling by the ECJ!
The different premiums aren’t based on sexism, but on demographic differences in propensities to have an accident! Will it be illegal to charge different premiums based on age? Illegal to charge different premiums based on where you live? On how experienced you are? Whether you’ve had accidents or traffic violations in the past?
So millions of teenaged girls will have to pay extra to subsidise teenaged boys. Women will have to subsidise men.
Soon, those of us in their thirties, forties and fifties will have to pay a bit more for the teenaged drivers (otherwise there will be significant age discrimination, surely?)
The ECJ are hardly improving their image – more like reinforcing the stereotype of stupid, out-of-touch politically correct idiots.
Could this be an opportunity for the coalition to have a battle with Europe?