General Accident says I’m a higher risk being born on the 23rd instead of 22nd

I put the wrong date on my car insurance and it cost me an extra £60

I moved my car insurance to General Accident (part of Aviva) after using the comparison website Confused.com to find the best deal. Having paid online I noticed from the paperwork that I had entered my date of birth incorrectly – by one day: I had entered 22 February 1965 instead of the 23rd.

I sent my new insurers a copy of my driving licence as proof of my birth date and checked they had actioned it. During the conversation I was told that the change in date would increase my premium by £60 because the computer was saying that people born on 23 February were a higher risk than those born on the 22nd.

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