Good News / Bad news

[DaveB]

Good news : Son finally passed his driving test.

Bad news : Direct Line quoted us £2800 to add him to the insuarance on his Mums 1.2l Renault Clio...

[wobbegong]

Good news : Son finally passed his driving test.

Bad news : Direct Line quoted us £2800 to add him to the insuarance on his Mums 1.2l Renault Clio...

Try LV (online).

[Svalbaard]

Despite their repeated claims and adverts I've never found Direct Line to be particularly cheap.

Have you tried Hastings Direct? They do a "just the basics" policy. They usually come out near the top for cheapness on all the comparison websites.

[expat]

Good news : Son finally passed his driving test.

Bad news : Direct Line quoted us £2800 to add him to the insuarance on his Mums 1.2l Renault Clio...

Worse news : there's a reason why young male drivers pay hefty premiums.

Help him to be safe rather than cool. Always wear a seatbelt, and never drive for the excitement. Never drink (or whatever) anything, no matter how little, and drive. Pay attention to the road, not your friends in the car. Drive much more slowly at night. The speed limit is not an aim. Boring but safe.

I don't drive like that, but I'm 58 so I must have learned slowly how to do it (hence my premiums are peanuts).

[DimPrawn]

Good news : Son finally passed his driving test.

Bad news : Direct Line quoted us £2800 to add him to the insuarance on his Mums 1.2l Renault Clio...

Tell him to go by taxi everywhere and you'll pick up the tab. Cheaper, safer and he can have a drink.

[RichardCranium]

Buy him a 2nd hand moped.

Sorted.

[lilelvis2000]

There are some specialist insurers for young drivers I think...don't know if that translates into lower rates.

I would repeat what other have said...Direct line ain't cheap. I usually go to the comparison websites , every year we flip onto the lowest price deal there.
QuinnDirect are usually cheap.

[zamzummim]

My son passed his driving license around October, he was insured on a very old 2nd hand car bought especially for him to learn how to drive. We just purchased a new car for him, and the insurance on that cost £1500 .. it all depends on the car etc. Also if he has been driving for a year (including learning time), the insurance will go down a lot more.

[d000hg]

CAn you still do that "addon" to the driving test where they test you on motorways and at night? I heard it used to get you a cheaper premium as a 1st time driver. Ah, Google says: http://www.passplus.org.uk/

[Platypus]

Get him a car less than 1L capacity.

I hear it's the only way to make insurance even vaguely affordable.