He pays $300 a month for car insurance. Higher rates for immigrants are an 'injustice,' advocate says
Hameed Yousufzai was paying $450 per month, then downgraded his car insurance to save money
When 26-year-old Hameed Yousufzai came to Canada from Afghanistan two years ago, he quickly realized he needed a car to get around the city of St. Catharines, Ont., where he settled.
When he first bought a car, he paid about $450 a month for car insurance.
He pays $300 a month for car insurance. Higher rates for immigrants are an 'injustice,' advocate says
Hameed Yousufzai was paying $450 per month, then downgraded his car insurance to save money
When 26-year-old Hameed Yousufzai came to Canada from Afghanistan two years ago, he quickly realized he needed a car to get around the city of St. Catharines, Ont., where he settled.
When he first bought a car, he paid about $450 a month for car insurance.
Yousufzai had been driving for seven years, but says no insurance company he checked with would take that history into account.
"This is not actually fair for us," said Yousufzai, who needs a car to get to his job at nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake because public transit isn't reliable.
