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Britain's boy racer mentality is good news for female drivers who are paying less for their student car insurance, it has emerged.

Car insurance comparison site Confused.com said that men's insurance premiums have historically been higher - highlighting the fact that the 'boy racer' mentality still exists in Britain.

New research from the company showed that 2.3 million men were convicted for driving offences in 2007 compared to 920,000 women.

Latest research by Brake found that 19 per cent of 17 to 18-year-olds admitted to driving while over the drink-drive limit and seven per cent admitted to driving when on drugs.

Debra Williams, managing director of Confused.com, said that although men's premiums decrease over time, women will always be offered slightly lower rates than the opposite sex.

"[This] is unsurprising in the light of the recent research which found that men of all ages are two and a half times more likely to be convicted of a driving offence.

"Men's insurance, especially when they first pass their driving tests, has historically always been higher than that of their female counterparts – a fact which highlights the 'boy racer' mentality which still exists in Britain."

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