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The cost of car insurance for young men continues to go through the roof and 17-20 year olds are paying almost double what women drivers of the same age are paying, experts at Confused.com have revealed.

New statistics from the comparison site provider show that female drivers pay £1,771 LESS than the men UK-wide: it currently costs an average of £1,959 for women aged 17-20 to insure a car compared to £3,730 for men. These are the findings of the Confused.com/Towers Watson Car Insurance Price Index (Q4 2011), which is based on more than 4 million quotes.

New research reveals that 43% of ‘designated’ drivers do not believe that the alcohol contained in popular Christmas puddings counts towards their drink-drive limit and almost three quarters (72%) do not ask their host about the alcohol content.

The study, by esure car insurance, found that an average serving of Christmas pudding contains almost half a unit of alcohol, while many popular seasonal favourites contain up to 0.88 per serving.

Men are more likely to travel by car than women, according to new statistics published by Transport Scotland. Women are more likely to walk or be a car or bus passenger than their male counterparts.

The statistics reflect information collected by the Scottish Household Survey in 2009/2010, about travel in a random sample of adults (16+) living in private households across Scotland.