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• Car for young driver 12 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  to be about £1100 on a typical group 2 or 3 car. He has his Pass Plus also which will help to reduce his premium slightly. Anyway, does this seem a suitable car for a young driver? I have seen some decent looking P reg ones with about 50K miles on for less than 3K and they seem well specified. Any young
• Toyota Yaris - New Young Driver 18 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  My grandson passsed his test yesterday. I will be buying him a second hand car, maybe a 1lt yaris.  My question is would it be best to buy a 1k car...
• young driver insurance 5 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  In a  letter to Honest John in last Saturday's Telegraph ( 4th June 'Cover Drive') DR tells of a broker quoting a mere  £450 for third...
• Ford Fiesta - Young driver insurance 28 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  Need to pick brains on insurance for my grandson who will soon have a Fiesta worth maybe £5k. They’ve been told around £2500 for a 17...
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  Can you recommend an economical car for a 21-year old for under £5000? 23 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy my first car. I'm a 21-year-old female and have had my driving licence since 2008. My budget is maximum £5000 to include insurance...
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  Dropping insurance costs 23 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  A neighbour's daughter has at the age of 18 passed her driving test, she has an old S plate Fiesta as her car and was quoted £1,500 for her third party...
• Young Driver Insurance 30 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My son's almost 17 and plans to insure a Peugeot 106 (1100cc petrol, cover for 3P F&T) in his own name, so he can start hopefully to earn his own 'spurs'...
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  Insuring an older car for a young driver? 19 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A while ago, I remember reading in your segment that the MG midget would make a good car for a teenage driver due to its small engine size and resultant...
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  I'm 58 years old and taking driving lessons - when I pass the test, will insurance be the same as if I was a young driver? 12 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm 58 years old and currently taking driving lessons. On the basis that I pass my test at some point and want to buy a car, would I be expected to pay...
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  Crash course 20 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Both my sons (18 and 20) and I are named drivers on a Direct Line policy on my wife's car. Both sons have now passed their "Pass Plus" but the Insurance...
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  Buying a Group one or two insurance car to be used by young drivers 9 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have three young drivers (two female and one male) in our family, age 22, 20 and almost 17. We are looking for a safe and reliable car for short journeys...
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  What's the best first car for young driver on a £2000 budget? 23 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter, who is 17, is currently learning to drive. What cars would you recommend for her as a first car? Reliability and safety are paramount, I have...
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  Learner Doom 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to know what your thoughts are on a 17 year old learner driver with regards to insurance, are you better to stick with a small engine newish...
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  What's a good first car for a 17-year-old? 17 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My granddaughter (aged 17) will soon be starting to drive. What used small car would you recommend for her as a new driver taking into account vehicle...
• Young(ish) Driver's Insurance for Cupra 20 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  Just thought I'd add my own thoughts\views to insurance for young drivers: Now, I'm not 'young' young, and I'm going to be getting myself one those SEAT Ibiza Cupras (not the 'R', mind) but I'm amazed at the discrepancies of insurers. My order's going in in a month of so, and as part of any new
• Ins for young drivers 8 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  assume that the ins companies must look at the youngest driver to rate the risk, and a 17 year old girl is deemed to be safer than an 18 year old boy? Is that the case?
• Child seats in Taxis 18 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  What's the law on this? For young children who would normally be in a kiddie seat, do they have to be in one when in a taxi, or as long as they've got seat belts on does it matter? Would a taxi driver be allowed to pick up a parent and young child without a kiddie seat or is it the parent's
• Best car under £4k for young driver with no NCB? 13 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Hello everyone. A 22 year old work colleague of mine, has just started driving after four years of holding a licence - he's currently on his mum's insurance,...
• Cost of insuring Young Drivers 29 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  An recent article by HJ that has now disappeared from the RHS got me thinking. (Ed note: News Items do not "disappear". They merely go into Archive News.) It argued that the high cost of insuring some individuals, most noteably young drivers is effectivly pricing this market sector out
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  Is NCD protection worth it? 25 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is NCD protection worth it?