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Mary-Jane
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18147
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales
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 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 12 10:35 am Post subject: Car insurance for 17 year olds...any suggestions? |
 
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Jack is now having driving lessons (I'm sure he's still only 4 years old - where did the time go to?  ) and we're now looking at cars...and the dreaded insurance.
Has anyone got any recent thoughts or experience of insuring cars for 17 years olds - or heard of any good deals? |
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bibbster
Joined: 17 Apr 2009
Posts: 1067
Location: Just a bit inland from Aberaeron
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 12 10:39 am Post subject: |
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The best deal we got, for my daughter, was through Norwich Union, which is not on any of the comparison websites.
The other alternative, which we are looking at for my own 17 yr old son is
http://www.provisionalmarmalade.co.uk/?gclid=CNO-q4Co-q4CFQITfAodK2pRyA.
this if for provisional drivers only, and does not affect your own insurance re no claims etc.
Also, the car makes a huge difference...don't assume that the smaller the car is, the cheaper the insurance will be... we had a Skoda Fabia, and found it was considerably cheaper to insure than say a Fiesta, or Nissan Micra etc.
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 21605
Location: yes
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 12 10:42 am Post subject: |
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start saving
from what i was told about £2 k a year
having a black box thingy can get a discount and makes for safer driving cos it records speeds and locations and times ,iirc there is discount for not driving at night and taking advanced driving lessons
option 2 is join the army and bring the truck home  |
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JB
Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 7310
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... or buy him a bicycle  |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 8279
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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A chap on another forum said he'd got together with some mates and got insurance collectively as a mutual.
Said they saved a fortune, but was not forthcoming with any details on how to actually do it... |
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ninat
Joined: 01 Feb 2009
Posts: 606
Location: Scotland
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 18146
Location: Ceredigion
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Can you pick up any lecturing work of a weekend and evening?
Check the insurance before he falls in love with a particular car. It does make a difference.
Doing passplus used to and it was free to do in Wales. I am two years out of date on this though. His driving instructor will be able to advise him. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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Don't bother, unless you're very rich & prepared not to be, is my advice. I didn't & just used hire cars if I needed to go far, or car-shared with mum if I didn't. |
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Mary-Jane
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18147
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales
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| Cathryn wrote: |
| Can you pick up any lecturing work of a weekend and evening? |
 Errrr...why? My current working week, including travelling, is 7am to 7pm daily. Why would I want to work at night and weekends as well? |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 18958
Location: On the circuit at Ty Croes
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 12 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Mary-Jane wrote: |
| Cathryn wrote: |
| Can you pick up any lecturing work of a weekend and evening? |
Errrr...why? My current working week, including travelling, is 7am to 7pm daily. Why would I want to work at night and weekends as well? |
Jack's car insurance. |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 4474
Location: East london/Essex
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 12 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Mary-Jane wrote: |
| Cathryn wrote: |
| Can you pick up any lecturing work of a weekend and evening? |
Errrr...why? My current working week, including travelling, is 7am to 7pm daily. Why would I want to work at night and weekends as well? |
To be able to afford insurance for a 17 year old....... |
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joanne
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 6197
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 12 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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I got a quote for Sam on my car and it was so horrendous I had to sit down - my insurance on my own is about £350 a year, add in Sam and it went upto nearly £3K, there is no way we can afford that at the moment |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex
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Actually we all know how bad it is, my insurance is 1000 a year for 38yo, employed, married with children in my area so its no wonder so many younger drivers drive uninsured is It? No excuse but simple fact these days. |
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
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Indeed Pilsbury and it's not right when ones insurance probably costs more than what the car is you buy. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 21605
Location: yes
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 12 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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maybe a big spike in the middle of the steering wheel and a trunk monkey would avoid the need of insurance |
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