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A Canadian man legally changed his gender to female so he could take advantage of better car insurance rates offered to women and save up nearly $1,100 Canadian Dollars.
A man who lives in Alberta, told CBC News that he was given a quote of $4,500 Canadian Dollars for the insurance of a Chevrolet Cruze he wanted to buy. The insurers told him his yearly bill would be around $1,100 less if he was a woman.
“I was pretty angry about that. And I didn’t feel like getting screwed over any more,” he said.
WIBC’s Hammer of the Hammer & Nigel Show gave the clever consumer praise, but acknowledged that he essentially committed fraud:
Hammer:
“I love this if for no other reason than the fact that I love when people find a way to stick it to the man. … The problem is, this clown just admitted to fraud. They’re going to take him down for admitting to fraud because he essentially admitted that the only reason he did it was to take advantage of lower insurance rates. If he would have kept his mouth shut, he would have been fine.”
So what does Nigel think? Click below to hear his take:
