My Grandson was 18 in March, and passed his test in June. I have been trying to get him insured to drive a 1998 1,124cc Peugeot 106, worth £700 on a 3rd-party-only basis. A search on comparethemarket.com produced 7 quotes of £1,100 down to £1,002 per year, which is bad enough, but in each case, when I tried to take up the offer every company refused to deal on the net, and a phone call met with either a complete refusal to insure, or a vastly increased premium (minimum £2,000), on the basis of my Grandson's age, even though well aware of this when originally quoting half this figure. So, how does any young male driver ever get to insure his first car?