Eco-friendly car insurance can cost over 105 per cent more than standard cover, research from Moneysupermarket has found.
The price comparison website warned environmentally-aware drivers that clearing their carbon emissions would cost them extra.
As an example, it found that Swiftcover quotes £342 for the eco-friendly Honda Civic hybrid car, but the same cover costs £389 with CIS and £701 from Green Insurance.
Peter Gerrard, head of insurance research at the price comparison website, said that while he admired drivers wanting to go green, they must not assume that eco-friendly car insurance is a good idea.
He said that people not driving eco-cars but wanting to do more for the environment should consider CIS, which promises to offset 20 per cent of carbon emissions by investing in reforestation and renewable energy sources.
But he urged drivers to shop around.
Insurance provider esure recently announced it had gone green, getting all its energy from renewable sources, upping its recycling and reducing its use of water cups and cones.
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