It's a 1.2l Renault Clio ffs. Group 3 Insurance!
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Even after he's passed his test it only goes down a couple of hundred quid."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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I just had a sudden spasm in my walletOriginally posted by DaveB View PostGoing back to the thread about dealing with teenagers, a warning to those just getting started. If you were ever planning on letting them drive on your insurance start saving now!
Just been quoted £1993 for third party insurance for son to drive our second car on his provisional license.

DS1 this week sprung the school ski trip for next year on us - 800 notes it is, and that doesn't include the cost of hiring a few items.Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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And the car is only worth a few hundred more than that anyway."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Retesting it at the moment to check that I'm right.Originally posted by voodooflux View Post< bangs head on table >
Register your point of view via the medium of email, then just think of the money.
Then I will do, and watch the rest of the management team run around in circles before deciding that it's not really that big a deal, they can live with it, it will pass audit and security checking, HR will be fine with it, and insist on going live so that they can get paid quickly and fix it on an expensive change control in a few weeks.
Maybe they aren't so stupid really, but I have more professional pride than to put my name to this PoS solution.Comment
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Had that one last year. £1200 all in for a week in the US. He had a better holiday than we did!Originally posted by voodooflux View PostI just had a sudden spasm in my wallet
DS1 this week sprung the school ski trip for next year on us - 800 notes it is, and that doesn't include the cost of hiring a few items."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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This one is a week in Austria - I'm not sure they will get enough interest to actually do the trip given the current doom and gloom though, so we may get out of it that way.Originally posted by DaveB View PostHad that one last year. £1200 all in for a week in the US. He had a better holiday than we did!
I'd rather spend the dosh on a family trip away to Center Parcs (sic) to be honest.Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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Arse, just realised I left my lunch at home and I have no cash.
Will have to go and grovel to the canteen girlies."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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At least it is an in house one so they are more sympathetic."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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