The hike was up over €15,000 on last year's insurance costs and over €18,500 more than his 2016 insurance policy for €800. Brian says he was told by Liberty Insurance, when he questioned the price, that the premium had risen because of two outstanding claims against him. Sure who could afford to pay €19,000 for car insurance? Liberty Insurance said: "We can confirm that the original quote was given in error to this customer. "We have since amended our error and provided an insurance quote based on the customer's driving profile and experience to date."

Source: Evening echo April 19, 2018 14:37 UTC