When is the government going to do something about "auto renewal" of car insurance polices?

Is this not inertia selling, which I understood to be illegal.

Zurich car insurance is a practitioner of this kind of sharp practice, and is ENTIRELY unhelpful when you try to discuss the issue.

Basically the insurance companies are saying "we will steal money from you unless you specifically tell us not to".

Luckily I managed to cancel the direct debit before any money left my account, but how many people have fallen victim to this scam?

Ref http://www.confused.com/car-insurance/articles/car-insurance-auto-renewals-your-rights