Can I insure my grandson on my car and leave it with him to use?

I have bought and own a small Vauxhall 1.2 Corsa year Nov 2000. I want to take out comprehensive insurance for it in my name and add my 18-year-old grandson as a named driver. He has had a full driving...

The period after lent

My wife's car is insured with myself named as the insured and the main driver. My wife, son, daughter and son-in-law are also named as drivers. We are planning to lend the car to my daughter for an extended...

Can I act as a named driver on my 17-year-old granddaughter's insurance policy?

I read in your column today your advice on insuring teenage drivers. My granddaughter is approaching 17 and the problem of insurance raises its head. You say that a discount may be obtained if a seasoned...

Can single people add others to their insurance policy as named drivers?

Are there any situations where singles could reduce car insurance by adding other named drivers to our policies, such as brothers, sisters etc? If not possible, isn't this action just a bit 'spousist'?...

Why did my insurance premium increase when I removed my wife from the policy?

I have just spoken to two insurers concerning my motor renewal premium. As I own two cars and my wife never drives the car I am about to renew, it seemed to me that it would be worthwhile limiting driving...

Can my daughter build up no-claims as a named driver on my wife's Honda Civic's policy?

My daughter will start to learn to drive and will use my wife's Honda Civic. Is there a company which will enable her to start to build up no-claims bonus as a named driver?

Should I buy my daughter a small car to learn in, and which one?

I currently have an 06 Audi A8 automatic, but my daughter is now learning to drive. Should I sell the Audi and buy a nice car for both of us, or buy her a small car? I bought my car in May for £21,000,...

I've been stopped for having no insurance whilst test driving a car. Will I lose my licence?

I am 18 years and 9 months old. I am the named driver on my uncle's TPFT insurance policy for a 2001 1.4-litre Honda Civic four-door saloon. I was recently test driving a Renault Clio, accompanied by the...

I haven't insured a car in my own name for three years. How can I get back my no-claims bonus?

I'm a driving instructor and have had the use of the school's car for the last two and a half years, hence no insurance in my own name. I now need to insure a car but find my NCB has evaporated. I have...

Why is insurance so expensive when I add my daughter as a named driver?

I have just tried to get insurance on a car, with my daughter as a named driver. The premium is £390.60 with just me on the policy, but jumps, no, rockets, to £1336.65 to include my daughter. What on earth...