How can the insurance companies explain the exorbitant prices that young drivers continue to face? There is no sign of this situation improving. These young people are forced into a corner when it comes to insurance and have no choice but to pay. In many parts of the country they have no option but to travel by car to work, but the insurance companies continue to ignore their legitimate concerns over the cost of insurance. I know young drivers in Sligo have great difficulty meeting the price of their premiums and a huge part of their salaries goes towards the cost of insurance just so they can travel to work.