What's the best £5k car for a learner driver?

My partner is looking into buying a car for her 17 year son to help pass his test and to keep through university. They have £5000 to spend, but don't know what to buy. Can you help?

Insurance black boxes - do they check the speed limits?

Is it possible that the GPS technology used in black box monitoring systems can distinguish between 30mph and 20mph speed limits? The 20mph limits have mushroomed around our area in recent months and my...

Buying a first car for a teenager - what would you recommend?

We are about to buy a first car for a teenage boy learning to drive. We think a Volkswagen Up would be a good option (not sure which would be the best model though) but our son prefers the look of a Corsa....

Insurance for young drivers

My son has passed his test and we are looking at insurances. A policy on my Mitsubishi Colt without him costs £170 but when I add him as a named driver it goes up to £1200. He lives at home (student)...

Young driver with cancelled insurance

A young driver with an insurance monitor fitted made a stupid mistake, considerably exceeding the speed limit. The insurance company cancelled his policy on him but he now lives abroad.Is he scarred for...

What's the best first car for £1000?

I am looking to buy a used car. I have just passed my test month and I am 22. I need something for lots of motorway miles, with decent economy and low insurance. What do you recommend for £1000?

Can you recommend a reliable first car?

We need to buy our daughter's first car. Can you recommend something that's compact, but well screwed together?

What's the best automatic car for £3000?

I have just got my driving licence and am looking to buy an used economical automatic car, with a budget of £3000. I like the Toyota Prius MK2 (2003) with the CVT 'box and the Mazda2 (2003). Which car...

Buying my first car - Yaris or Corolla?

I'm looking to buy my first car and have narrowed down the choices to a Toyota Yaris T Sport (2004) and a Toyota Corolla T Spirit (2004). Both are available at similar prices, although the Yaris is faster...

Can you recommend a fun first car?

We need to replace our Subaru Impreza Turbo with something suitable for our daughter to learn to drive in. Would you have any recommendations for a car that wouldn't be ruinous to insure for a learner...