Son just passed driving test

[NotAllThere]

And they even have legit proper firearms, apparently every man's duty is to have one at home just in case of invasion

Not quite. They don't have to keep that at home any more, unless there is a serious threat to the country's security. Some Man U supporters got hit by shrapnel, when a nightclub owner fired his gun into the ground by their feet. He was fined for discharging a gun in public...

It is relatively easy to legally own a gun, even if you're not a citizen. You have to have secure storage for it. A kid in my daughters' school was killed last year when his father's gun went off while he was handling it. There's relatively little crime here, but it's not to do with gun ownership. (The gangs that come over from France and other countries to do burglaries often are armed though). An apartment block on the main road near us was being refurbished. For a couple of weeks, the window units were stacked by the side of the road. How long would they have lasted in Britain?

[wim121]

The Swiss car insurance works rather differently from that of the UK. The car is insured, not the person. The only caveat is that for drivers under the age of 25, there is an excess of 1'000CHF. There also no culture of injury compensation.

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And they even have legit proper firearms, apparently every man's duty is to have one at home just in case of invasion

Sounds great, it's annoying insurers discriminating because of age .... The firearms bit sounds especially good ..... Wish we could do that to thieving chavs and pikeys in the UK ....

[wim121]

SheilasWheels

Only if his son tucks his penis in .....

[Troll]

The Swiss car insurance works rather differently from that of the UK. The car is insured, not the person. The only caveat is that for drivers under the age of 25, there is an excess of 1'000CHF. There also no culture of injury compensation.

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Bloody foreigners

[AtW]

There also no culture of injury compensation.

And they even have legit proper firearms, apparently every man's duty is to have one at home just in case of invasion

[MarillionFan]

SheilasWheels

[NotAllThere]

The Swiss car insurance works rather differently from that of the UK. The car is insured, not the person. The only caveat is that for drivers under the age of 25, there is an excess of 1'000CHF. There also no culture of injury compensation.

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[AtW]

How & with whom?

WeInsureAnyCar.com

[Troll]

Cost of adding him to my insurance? Zero... so now he's out driving my Volvo XC70 D5. ( Though if/when he gets his own car, it'll be ~£1000 a year third party ).

How & with whom?

[wim121]

Cost of adding him to my insurance? Zero... so now he's out driving my Volvo XC70 D5. ( Though if/when he gets his own car, it'll be ~£1000 a year third party ).

Wow, still no rise on your premium?

Might be good leaving him added, even if he never drives it so he can accrue NCB.

Has he done his pass plus? Will help for the first couple years reduce his premiums when he buys a car.

When he does, try lesser known insurance companies like Frizzell (did my first insurance super cheap) and Admiral are good with young folks as well as brokers like Hyperformance who can really help nail prices down. I still save several hundred pounds a year by spending an evening or two ringing around and haggling.

[NotAllThere]

Cost of adding him to my insurance? Zero... so now he's out driving my Volvo XC70 D5. ( Though if/when he gets his own car, it'll be ~£1000 a year third party ).