MORE TH>N CALLS FOR GREEN CARS

Conservative leader David Cameron's calls this week to reduce traffic in the school run and for motorists to switch to hybrid cars are already high on the agenda for leading motor insurer MORE TH>N car insurance.

Registrations of hybrid vehicles increased by three-quarters from 2004 to 20052, demonstrating a very real rise in the demand for eco-friendly vehicles.

If prices were to rise significantly, over a third of motorists said they would cycle or walk more short journeys and one in three (30%) would switch to public transport.