Being a heroine will cost
you more on your insurance according
to direct motor insurer Diamond.
The highly anticipated film, Tomb
Raider: The Cradle of
Life, based on the 3D video game with heroine Lara Croft opens across
the UK this
week. Lara drives a modified Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the
film and to celebrate the sequels release Jeep have issued a
special edition
Jeep Wrangler Sport TR2.
To insure 35-year-old archaeologist Lara, from London to
drive her Jeep Wrangler on a comprehensive basis would cost £623.00.
Naturally Lara's high-risk activities
and modifications such as roll cage,
bull bars and raised suspension, would raise the cost of her premium
considerably.
But those who are not quite so adventurous can benefit from cheaper car
insurance.
Diamond also came up with quotes for two other "Laras"
to drive the special edition Jeep Wrangler Sport
TR2. For a 28-year-old
bank manager called Lara, living in Kensington, the cost of fully comprehensive
insurance could be £367.00 with £150.00 excess. Alternatively,
a 32-year-old accountant named Lara, living
in Ayr, could pay just £328.00
with £150.00 excess to insure the same vehicle comprehensively.
Sian Lewis, managing director at Diamond, said, "We
thought it would be a bit of fun to see just how much it
would cost for
someone like Lara Croft to get car insurance. Obviously our underwriters
would be concerned
about Lara's high-risk activities, and this would affect
her chances of getting insurance. But for those of us with
less dangerous
lifestyles, the Jeep Wrangler Sport could be a fun option and not too
expensive to
insure."
