peeblesman Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 hi... my son has just passed his test and wants a cheap car... anybody know what insurance company would do an acceptable quote ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Try Direct line mate I got the best quote from them for my daughter when she was 18,but it was still big money to get her insured BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoJackRussells Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Both My sons went through The Co-Op Insurance and it saved Me plenty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuzzy Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 drive like a girl black box insurance £400 off and it stops the kids driving like nutters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monster1971 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 coop were pretty good ,but i have now put my lad on the twin cab insurance as commersial policies for young drivers is cheaper. on a 1.2 punto £1700 on a 2.5 warrior £900.how can that be right . got the policy through aviva and he is over the moon at driving a truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakari Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 coop were pretty good ,but i have now put my lad on the twin cab insurance as commersial policies for young drivers is cheaper. on a 1.2 punto £1700 on a 2.5 warrior £900.how can that be right . got the policy through aviva and he is over the moon at driving a truck I've said this before but I simply fail to understand how UK insurance companies can get away with such iniquitous prices and why the Govt don't step in, I simply don't know. Until I emigrated from RSA to Portugal 18 months ago, I was paying about UKP100 a year to insure my 5.9 litre V8 classic Jeep for ANY driver and RSA is the car theft capital of the world. Now I'm in Portugal, the same car with the same cover costs me just E45 a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty* Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 the insurance prices are mad. when i was 17 i had a vauxhall corsa 2002 plate 1.2 and got insured for £600 im now 22 and have a suzuki jimmny 2002 plate 1.3 and it costs me £1700!!! yea its a great little truck for off roading but im soon gonna need something bigger and have no idea how im suppose to insure it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 the insurance prices are mad. when i was 17 i had a vauxhall corsa 2002 plate 1.2 and got insured for £600 im now 22 and have a suzuki jimmny 2002 plate 1.3 and it costs me £1700!!! yea its a great little truck for off roading but im soon gonna need something bigger and have no idea how im suppose to insure it!!!!! That seems very very steep, I am 23 and drive a Landrover Discovery. My insurance is SDPC and covers 20,000 miles a year and even that is less than £1000.00. I also had a crash a couple of years ago so only have 2 years NCB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I've said this before but I simply fail to understand how UK insurance companies can get away with such iniquitous prices and why the Govt don't step in, I simply don't know. simply because the stats are something like 1 in 3 has an accident in their first two years that is their fault, bearing in mind the value of the damage they can do if they hit a half reasonable car and have a personal injury claim would you insure them for peanuts? or would you expect more careful lower risk drivers to have their policies increased to cover young drivers claims. You do have to shop about but its never going to be really cheap to get youngsters insured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Does insurance go up again when you reach 70? It bloody well should do as they silver hair brigade are the worst on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig hill Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Just got to bite the bullet and go for it. wheI was 18 i had a 200hp turbocharged classic mini, which was £1300 and a 1.7td astra van at ,£1700, I'm now 19 and pay £5000 on an Audi s4 b5 400hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Just got to bite the bullet and go for it. wheI was 18 i had a 200hp turbocharged classic mini, which was £1300 and a 1.7td astra van at ,£1700, I'm now 19 and pay £5000 on an Audi s4 b5 400hp. *** do you do for a living....?!😳😱!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikaveli Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 *** do you do for a living....?!!! More like 'Where are you living?'. Nowt worse than a flash car whilst living with your folks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig hill Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 how did i know that was coming, always one, I do still live with my folks, I think at 19 it's acceptable, but each to their own. I also have £445 of other bills each month before any fuel costs, shooting, etc etc. so I'm no position to move out anyway I work as ndt technician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakari Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I've just spoken to a couple of Yanks and in the States they seem to pay something in the region of US$300 or UKP200 a year for cover on their trucks (both are Jeeps). As for the UK having a lot of claims, I'd have thought no more than anywhere else in the world and certainly considerably less than in South Africa which is the car theft & hijacking capital of the world and I was only paying about UKP100 a year there. As for paying UKP5000 a year I find that utterly unimaginable. I'd want to be sleeping with the Chairman's twin daughter's twice a week for that! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monster1971 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 i was in rsa last year and its amazing what people will do to avoid hijacking ,there are stories of flame throwers attached under the car. having said that i have been told that not many people have insurance in south africa so the price cannot be too high or you just wouldnt bother, also car prices to buy were extremely high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakari Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 i was in rsa last year and its amazing what people will do to avoid hijacking ,there are stories of flame throwers attached under the car. having said that i have been told that not many people have insurance in south africa so the price cannot be too high or you just wouldnt bother, also car prices to buy were extremely high. I think they've made the under car flame throwers illegal now but car hijacking and car theft, especially in the big towns is rampant as is other violent crime. Most whites, (including me when I lived there) slept with a handgun close by (mine was in a holster screwed to the underside of my bedside table). Insurance isn't obligatory but as a rule of thumb, most whites do have it but many/most ordinary blacks do not. Neither incidentally is there any kind of annual inspection so you see some real wrecks being driven around. LOL. Yup, car prices are helluva high there but I have to say, not as high as they are here in Portugal. Also lots of drunk driving and bad accidents, especially involving the native taxis which are usually Toyota vans. For example, it's not that unusual for them to remove the steering wheel and replace it with a pair of mole grips so they can squeeze an extra passenger into the front. Anyway, sorry for getting off topic for a moment there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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