LAUREN Laverne has hit out at car insurance firms after her mum was told after the death of her husband that she would now have to pay £200 more a year.
The radio and TV presenter’s dad Dr Leslie Grofton died last month and as a result her mother’s car policy increased as she is now deemed “single” by an insurance firm.
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She vented her frustration about the incident on Twitter.
Laverne, who will soon take over as host of Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, told her followers: “Mam called her car insurance people to say Dad had died, and they put her premium up by £200 a year because she is ‘single’ (and presumably a girl racer??) Merry Christmas!”
Among those who reacted to the tweet was TV cook Nigella Lawson.
Lawson wrote: “I’m so sorry for your loss. A platitude, but deeply meant. These people!”
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And others shared similar experiences.
One wrote: “My condolences.
“When I called to cancel my parents holiday (after dad suddenly died) the person asked why my mum couldn’t take someone else on holiday with her…erm, her husband had just dropped dead at 59 and she wasn’t really in the mood for a holiday!”
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Another said: “We’ve been through a very similar experience in the last couple of weeks – it’s astonishing how they profit off stuff like this.
“Very sorry for your loss.”
Previously speaking about her dad’s death last month, she wrote on social media: “His life was extraordinarily rich in the things he cared about: music, ideas and us.”