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• Can this be justice? 5 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have just heard that the hit and run driver responsible for killing 9 year old Callum Oakford has been sentenced to just 2 years in prison. The driver, with no licence, insurance etc. was given: 16 months for having a false passport; 4 months for having no licence/insurance and 4 months
• Insuring the Car - young new driver 16 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  me to change to them for my car! (£500 XS for her, £150 for us) Have also found (girls only I'm afraid) Young Lady Driver, who do policies for 6 months only at just half the price of a full year (not slightly more for the 6 months) and will then renew with a 1 year NCD at the 7th month
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  Recommend a small car for occasional use by our son and daughter? 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  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...
• How do we protect young drivers? 14 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  On way to work this morning saw the aftermath of an accident involving a lorry and car. Transpires the car driver was at fault, only 17 and just passed his test recently. He was killed and two of his passengers seriously injured. Also during the week there was an accident where some teenagers were
• 96 Golf TDI-sell or keep? 29 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  at the moment and with a young driver would hesitate at letting him in a new car.
• Retail Parks with black tyre marks 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  doing donut tyre marks, drifting.....  You can see young drivers with their cars congregating, loud music etc....  One retail park has resorted to putting plastic speed bumps, over the entire car park. They are not the soft gentle kind, but the very harsh types. Should
• Insurance Question - knock for knock?? 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  My daughter is a young driver and has a £400 excess on her 53 plate Fiesta. Another driver came in from a junction to her left on a roundabout and pranged her car. Her innocence shouldn't be difficult to prove but you know how it can be if the other party starts making things up. She is fully
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  First car for young driver - what are the options? 17 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We as parents need to get a basic elderly small petrol hatchback type car for our soon to be 17 year old to learn on and to be a first car, we have seen...
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  We put my daughter on our insurance to build up her no claims - but have now been told she doesn't have any? 7 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I insured the family cars with Admiral, because the blurb said that named young drivers would be building up a no claims for themselves to...
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  Should I buy a high mileage Citroen C3? 5 Dec 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I live in France and I am considering a 2016 Citroen C3 68hp petrol for a young driver. It has a full service history, one owner and recent cam belt change....
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  Can you recommend some cheap to insure cars for young drivers? 16 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  What cars are reasonable to insure for 18 or 19 year olds?
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  What happens to my insurance if I go over the estimated annual mileage? 17 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  When I signed up with my insurance company, I estimated about 6000 miles in 12 months. It is about midway into the year, and I have done 5000 miles already....
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  Should I buy a high mileage C-Class? 16 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C220 with 112,000 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £10,500 for the car. Do you think this is a good...
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  Seventeener 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Granddaughter, who is 17, hopes to pass her driving test in the next couple of months and my wife and I are thinking of buying her a car. I seem to...
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  How can I reduce insurance premiums for my 18-year-old son? 4 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am at a loss at how to proceed. My 18 year-old son has just passed his driving test and no matter which approach I take, quotes are starting at around...
• any - Accident prevention 21 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  In today's Telegraph OnLine is a thought provoking article : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9683206/Young-drivers-could-be-banned-from-carrying-non-family-passengers.html One of the marked things about having two cars coming up fast and overtaking dangerously
• Must my daughter pay for damage? 15 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  'no stopping at any time'. Is she liable for the damage? She doesn't want to go via insurance company as she has a large excess anyway as a young driver.
• Are you a risk taker on the road? 26 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hey all, I'm a student doing a study on young drivers aged 18-23 on the subject of risky behaviour. I'd really appreciate it if you filled out this quick survey for me, so I can do some awesome science and figure out whether we are a nation of psychopaths driving ourselves to oblivion. Only
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  Can we trace a driver's details using just a reg plate? 1 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My stepdaughter was involved in a minor collision ten days ago, when a van emerging from a crossroads did not see her approaching. She stopped, but he...
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  Why are people still text messaging whilst driving? 29 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Recently I was a passenger in a car being driven in the outside lane, during rush hour, on a Friday evening. All three lanes of the motorway were busy...