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one in 5 young people uninsured
wvanman:
Back in 1987 when i passed my test my dad gave me his motor........ a Morris Marina (dont laugh ) he put me as a named driver and it was great but in 1989 i brought my first car a Rover Montego GTI cost me £1400 a year to insure ouch i thought but it had to be done now im older and wiser (and with a clean driving licience) my premiums are very low so youngsters learn from this its a privillage to drive SO PAY UP and be legal and one day you will say to your selves im glad my premiums aint what they used to be
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on August 26, 2009, 09:21:52 ---The numbers are interesting. When I passed my test way back in the dark ages :roll: :lol:, I seem to remember paying someting like £400 a year to insure an MG Midget. I'm sure if a 17 year old tried to insure a modern equivalent, say a Mazda MX5, the insurance company would just laugh..... or rub their hands together with glee.
Have the driving standards of young people dropped? Or is it just the insurance companies cashing in?
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Course... £400 could buy you a whole lot more back in the dark ages than it does now. I've no doubt insurance companies are cashing in... but then again... all you have to do is look at the statistics to see that the majority of accidents involve new or young drivers.
Either way... it doesn't excuse those who choose to drive without insurance.
dxmedia:
When I was 17 I couldn't afford the insurance on a landrover
I couldn't afford it on a renault turbo an escort GTi or a whole host of other cars which would have been fun.
I could afford it on a 998cc mini though at £400 a year third party fire and theft.
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE - DON'T !
Maybe you need to be more realistic about the type of vehicle you drive. If you want to drive a 4x4, how about a little sj?
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: wvanman on August 26, 2009, 09:27:25 ---......and one day you will say to your selves im glad my premiums aint what they used to be
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Eee, when I were a lad...... :lol: Them were the days, eh?!
mike142sl:
The insurance companies are cashing in, there was a day when being a named driver counted towards no claim discount - not now. Why - because the insurance companies can earn more.
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