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• small bump - advice please 30 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Walking out of the supermarket 5 minutes ago saw a car reverse into mine. Small bump. I walked in front of the car and asked to exchange details. Young man got out and by the light of his mobile phone decided there was no damage to the front of my car so declined to give any details. His
• Sadly, Stereotype female drivers 31 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  in an Esso Tesco in the Kings Road, a very posh lady pulled up alongside me, in a Chrysler Voyager, got out, ummed and arred for a while, before heading into the shop and returning with a young assistant who showed her how to put petrol in it. This was after a lengthy exploration to ascertain whether
• "30% of drivers can't afford insurance" ? 13 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  to pay ,it might be expensive it might be something you never need but its the law of the land that at least third party insurance has to be in place in this country unless you can afford to self insure. Why should insurers lower their ratings for young male drivers when its their own driving skills
• MG4 - Driving school EV 11 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Although I imagine this might be common in other parts of the country, I have noticed a local driving school using an MG4. I was a bit surprised at first but then it made perfect sense. The majority of  new cars are now automatic and many young drivers will never drive a manual
• Accident - Insurance Expired 30 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I very carelessly allowed my car insurance to expire and then a month later I caused a collision, only a minor one but unfortunately the young lady driver suffered some injuries and has loss of earnings expenses and also damage to her car.   As I had no insurance cover
• When Does Fully Comp Cease to be Better? 15 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm approaching the dread day when I have to re-insure the car we have for our au pair. It's a Yaris 1.0 now 5 years old. Let's assume it's worth £3k, the quotes I got from a comparison site were about £1500 (with a £250 excess) due to young foreign driver. I'm tempted to go for 3rd party F&T which
• Driving age 'must increase to 18' 20 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  and their ability to give lifts / car share. Also a sensible young driver would not be able to pick up his teanage sibling from a party etc.
• Deals On Wheels 5 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I caught the tail end of this program today after watching the BTCC. A Mother was selling a Corsa for her Son who was away on holiday. She offered the prospective buyer a test drive without checking for insurance, in fact the buyers Daughter drove the car and I doubt the young driver has DOC
• room with a view 8 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Just spent a few days in Spain, much of it being driven in roomy 20 year old Peugeot 206 (still going strong), and one thing that struck me was the fabulous all round vision - thanks to deep windows. Today's designs involve ever higher "waistlines" and, particularly for young passengers, less
• Rising cost of Car Insurance for young drivers 22 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  My two children both at that age for driving. Son 18 passed test, daughter 17 still learning. When getting Insurance quotes from comparison web sites for my son to drive his mother's car as named driver, £2200 plus. Mostly all quotes in that region. So when I tweaked the online forms
• First Car for a Young Driver 24 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  We decided to get our daughter her first car which we acquired at the weekend - A manual 2007 Toyota Aygo 998cc 3 cylinder model. She has driven the...
• Driving - No Insurance 29 Oct 2000 (Forum)
  in premiums more drivers will take a chance.........my 21 daughter will need £800 to insure her first battered VW Polo - much much more that the car is worth! Let me finish by qouting a sentence handed out this week to a young NI driver in my local town. Unemployed driver, 23 years old pleaded guilty to 20
• First cars - the ones you're most likely to crash. 27 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  .. I find it ironic that mainly due to insurance reasons young drivers are forced to drive round tin boxes like the 106, AX, Metro etc. All these cars have a high death point score on HJ's used car breakdowns yet are likely to be driven by 18 year olds with no experience. Does anybody else think
• Was I dreaming? 3 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  to stop at the next set of lights. I pulled alongside him on the inside. I looked across and saw the car had two young couples in it and then his passenger window came down and the driver said something, I was spoiling for an argument and getting into 'baseball bat' mode when I wound down my window
• Advice re young person learning to drive 2 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Not me! I'm a little premature here, but eldest son will be 17 in 9 months and will be wanting to learn to drive. I know there's lots of stuff here on the site about young people's insurance, but these things seem to change so quickly that I'd appreciate some up-to-date advice. I need to know my
• footballer coul face homicide charge 7 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  the star was so traumatised and shocked ... etc etc Ian's note: it is strongly rumoured the young man doesn't have a drivers license ... it is also known that he enjoys an ale or six...
• Regular driving tests 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  The "Tonight with Trevor McDonald" programme last night discussed the subject of yearly driving tests for those over 70. A large proportion of accidents are the result of the lack of experience and wisdom (not increased reaction times), which means the younger and/or less experienced driver. I
• Drinking & Driving ... 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Unfortunate to read that one of the regulars has been caught. Also, TerryB, the "there but for the Grace of God" remark rings true. Living in a land where D&D is a commonplace event (yes, even I'm over the limit on occasions) I'll throw in my tuppence worth... I'm sorry that the young man got
• an old biker - cars don't kill bikers, drivers of both do! 1 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  rider, my reflexes were never good enough from 45 years ago to 12 years ago when i gave up and sold my trusty trident after moving back to london.  I so often see drivers of all types on mobile phones while driving, and just yesterday saw a young lady drive into the back of the car in front very
• Land Rover Discovery 3 - Spurious Accident Insurance Claim 13 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  My son was driving my Discovery in the dark and the rain, and turning right, when a young driver heading towards him lost control and slid into the front of our Disco. Disco was stationary