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Recommend a small car for occasional use by our son and daughter?
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 by my 18-year-old son for learning. It must be easy to drive and in a low insurance group. I have up to £8000 to spend. What would you suggest? I also don't want to be considered to be "fronting" the insurance for her. If she were to have an accident, how do I show that I am the main driver, and is it the number of trips driven that counts or the mileage?
Asked on 18 February 2012 by BB, via email
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You need to be able to show that you were regularly using the car. A Hyundai i10 1.2 is probably your best bet. Some black box methods of getting lower insurance for youngsters at the end of this directory: www.honestjohn.co.uk/useful-websites/tax-insurance.../ (TinyURL: tinyurl.com/7b8dqr8) Our own Younger Driver section here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/young-drivers/
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