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  Will adding a younger driver to my policy as a named driver reduce my premium? 26 Jun 2025 (Ask HJ)
  As I get older my insurance premium seems to gradually creep up each year, in spite of many years of claim free motoring. There seems to be quite a lot...
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  Insuring a young driver on one of our cars? 1 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are thinking of insuring our 21-year-old step son one of our cars for him to drive (it is a "second" car as both myself and my partner use two other...
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  Replacing a Seat Altea - what would you recommend? 21 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I need to replace our 2011 Seat Altea 1.4 TSI as it was written off by another driver in an accident. There aren't any petrol Altea for sale in our area...
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  Insurance for young drivers 9 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have 3 daughters who are learning to drive at the same time (heaven help me!) We are about to buy a small economical car Group 1 or 2 insurance with...
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  Two cheaper than one 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have been buying car insurance for many years and considered myself to be very experienced in driving down the costs. I have just been informed by my...
• any - Don't assume because its a main road its clear 21 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  Don't know if you've seen this clip, it should be a public information broadcast like we used to have years ago, how often do we see this exact manoeuver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-0E2Nxtm6o&feature=share The young woman driver survives to tell the tale.  
• Here in Colchester - Blondie Drink Driver 29 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  I note that some of the papers are reporting a young lady who had too much to drink in the officers mess and proceeded to crash her bmw, hitting other...
• Vauxhall Astra - Is it fair? 11 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hi there,  This company - Friendly Car Insurance - offered me a very interesting insurance for my 2008 Astra. I am quite young driver so saving money is important for me. I am insured in Aviva but they are offering me the 200 GBP reduction. I must choose insurance very fast - so question for you - have you ever heard about this company?
• Ford - TV car advert - is it just me ? 6 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Just seen a Ford avert. Young couple whizzing along a bendy road presumably demonstrating sporty road holding. They are having an argument , the guy then texts the girl driver who reads it on the car display. They then whiz off happily - lucky nothing happened whilst she had her eyes off the road ?
• Insurance hike for girls. 25 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  All the press seems to be about the insurance hike for young female drivers to make them compatible with the higher risk male group of similar age. Given that the risk for the females won't change are the insurance companies just cashing in? I will always think it unfair but given they have to comply with the European ruling should the companies be adopting a middle ground and lowering premiums for males thereby reducing the increase for females?
• Can this be justice? 5 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have just heard that the hit and run driver responsible for killing 9 year old Callum Oakford has been sentenced to just 2 years in prison. The driver, with no licence, insurance etc. was given: 16 months for having a false passport; 4 months for having no licence/insurance and 4 months for failing to stop.
• Insuring the Car - young new driver 16 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  They don't even want me to change to them for my car! (£500 XS for her, £150 for us) Have also found (girls only I'm afraid) Young Lady Driver, who do policies for 6 months only at just half the price of a full year (not slightly more for the 6 months) and will then renew with a 1 year NCD at the 7th month (at the prevailing cost) They say on their website she has to be the registered owner and keeper, but when I mailed them, they said if the car belongs to a parent, then that's ok.
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  Recommend a small car for occasional use by our son and daughter? 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like to buy a small manual car, mainly for town use and a short commute, which will also be used occasionally by my 22-year-old daughter, and possibly...
• How do we protect young drivers? 14 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  On way to work this morning saw the aftermath of an accident involving a lorry and car. Transpires the car driver was at fault, only 17 and just passed...
• 96 Golf TDI-sell or keep? 29 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Only worth £1800-£2K on trade-so would you just run it on 'til it drops or is it a big repair bill waiting to happen? It does the job for me at the moment and with a young driver would hesitate at letting him in a new car.
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  First car for young driver - what are the options? 17 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We as parents need to get a basic elderly small petrol hatchback type car for our soon to be 17 year old to learn on and to be a first car, we have seen...
• Retail Parks with black tyre marks 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Should these drivers get charged with cleaning up the tyre marks?
• Insurance Question - knock for knock?? 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  My daughter is a young driver and has a £400 excess on her 53 plate Fiesta. Another driver came in from a junction to her left on a roundabout and pranged her car. Her innocence shouldn't be difficult to prove but you know how it can be if the other party starts making things up.
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  We put my daughter on our insurance to build up her no claims - but have now been told she doesn't have any? 7 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I insured the family cars with Admiral, because the blurb said that named young drivers would be building up a no claims for themselves to...
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  Should I buy a high mileage Citroen C3? 5 Dec 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I live in France and I am considering a 2016 Citroen C3 68hp petrol for a young driver. It has a full service history, one owner and recent cam belt change....