Young driver insurance (17!)

[MIKE W]

if your car is a 3 door then insurance will cost slightly more, due to the fact that if u have a accident and u have passengers in the rear, its gonna be hard for them to get out

 

Thats wrong, i took a policy out on mine last year and when the documents came through they had put i had a 5dr instead of a 3dr. So i rang them up to tell them of their mistake and to have it changed, they then gave me £50 back as they said it was cheaper to insure a 3dr model....

[escort4x4]

always been dearer for 3 doors n convertibles 4 me n my mates, dunno y that is then

[LiamGTR]

I always thought a 3 door would be more expensive, simply because if there was an accident...less exits so to speak.

[escort4x4]

thats exactly wat i thought, if you cant open the front doors, the people in the back ave to break windows to get out

[teh]

Heres an idea... try "A Plan Insurance"

 

http://www.aplan.co.uk/

 

I'm on £1580 for this year for a 5 door lx, 1.6 escort..... but you can't modify your car in any shape

[LiamGTR]

Don't A-Plan want to phone you back? At the minute i'm not that interested as I havent passed my test yet

[Gonzo0]

Go with Quinn Direct, they seem pretty cheap with young drivers.

[SteveB]

Go with Quinn Direct, they seem pretty cheap with young drivers.

 

Both my sons went with them when they were 17 as they were the cheapest I could find. Switch to someone else once you have a couple of years (hopefully) no claims, as they don't give you much in the way of claims protection and the deals get better as you get older.

[tomtom]

wen i started driving a year ago i insured my 1.6 16v 3 door mk6 escort with 18" alloy on the insurence for 1100

and now i am 18 i insure my mk6 gti on my bday witch is 1050 a year that is on my own insurence as

[geordie_aaron]

Big well done Liam - He passed first time with only 3 minors......one less than what i got little Shite!! haha

[briannerd]

try quinn mate.

 

i'm insured on my own policy, for a 1.4 escort, with alloys and engine mods, for £1198 a year

[SteveB]

try quinn mate.

 

i'm insured on my own policy, for a 1.4 escort, with alloys and engine mods, for £1198 a year

 

Quinn told me alloys and other cosmetics are ok, but said they won't take anyone with suspension or engine mods.

[Muppje]

what i found best was i went on comparason sites.... took the top 5.... got a quote direct from their site *found it was cheaper... how? i dont know lol*

 

then ring them up and get them to compete....

 

bit long winded but saved me a bit of cash

 

^^ Yeah, going back to other companies with a saved quote/reference from another company to see if they will beat it is a good idea. I was quoted £550 with Adrian Flux and then £520 with Chris Knott. I went back to Adrian Flux and I managed to haggle down to £490.

 

chrisje is with Bell I think, and he recommends 'em, they were the cheapest he could find.

Edited September 20, 2008 by Muppje

[mar_k]

my 1st car was an escort 1.4 3dr and had it insured with thames city for £1200 which i tought was reasonable, also try quinn direct

[jameswr400]

I must have got my 1000th quote today and STILL I can't get below £3k on a 1.4 escort!

 

Where is the best place to go? This is driving me crazy

im 19 mate with a 1.8 si gti spec and only pay 900 a year thats with yes insurance been driving two years now with no no claims