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  Where's the best place to get insurance for a young driver with a cancelled policy? 21 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 18 year old stepson has had his insurance void/cancelled because he failed to notify the insurance company of modifications to his car. He is now looking...
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  Is this kind of thing available any more? 10 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  When I was a young driver in the late 1960s I had a simple cut-out switch to help deter thieves. I also read about a more sophisticated device that allowed...
• Driving - No Insurance 29 Oct 2000 (Forum)
  in premiums more drivers will take a chance.........my 21 daughter will need £800 to insure her first battered VW Polo - much much more that the car is worth! Let me finish by qouting a sentence handed out this week to a young NI driver in my local town. Unemployed driver, 23 years old pleaded guilty to 20
• First cars - the ones you're most likely to crash. 27 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  .. I find it ironic that mainly due to insurance reasons young drivers are forced to drive round tin boxes like the 106, AX, Metro etc. All these cars have a high death point score on HJ's used car breakdowns yet are likely to be driven by 18 year olds with no experience. Does anybody else think
• Was I dreaming? 3 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  to stop at the next set of lights. I pulled alongside him on the inside. I looked across and saw the car had two young couples in it and then his passenger window came down and the driver said something, I was spoiling for an argument and getting into 'baseball bat' mode when I wound down my window
• Advice re young person learning to drive 2 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Not me! I'm a little premature here, but eldest son will be 17 in 9 months and will be wanting to learn to drive. I know there's lots of stuff here on the site about young people's insurance, but these things seem to change so quickly that I'd appreciate some up-to-date advice. I need to know my
• footballer coul face homicide charge 7 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  the star was so traumatised and shocked ... etc etc Ian's note: it is strongly rumoured the young man doesn't have a drivers license ... it is also known that he enjoys an ale or six...
• Regular driving tests 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  The "Tonight with Trevor McDonald" programme last night discussed the subject of yearly driving tests for those over 70. A large proportion of accidents are the result of the lack of experience and wisdom (not increased reaction times), which means the younger and/or less experienced driver. I
• Drinking & Driving ... 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Unfortunate to read that one of the regulars has been caught. Also, TerryB, the "there but for the Grace of God" remark rings true. Living in a land where D&D is a commonplace event (yes, even I'm over the limit on occasions) I'll throw in my tuppence worth... I'm sorry that the young man got
• an old biker - cars don't kill bikers, drivers of both do! 1 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  rider, my reflexes were never good enough from 45 years ago to 12 years ago when i gave up and sold my trusty trident after moving back to london.  I so often see drivers of all types on mobile phones while driving, and just yesterday saw a young lady drive into the back of the car in front very
• Land Rover Discovery 3 - Spurious Accident Insurance Claim 13 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  My son was driving my Discovery in the dark and the rain, and turning right, when a young driver heading towards him lost control and slid into the front of our Disco. Disco was stationary
• Are there 2 types of caravan driver? 7 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  drivers? Those with young children who have places to go, rather than the older ones with time on their hands who are oblivious to other road users needs. What do you think? -- Roger I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to say.
• Safety systems dull reaction times 22 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  This is from the times: Safety devices 'dull reactions' Electronic safety systems designed to minimise human error could actually make drivers more dangerous by lulling them into a false sense of security. The effect, dubbed “highway hypnosis” by researchers, is a state of mind
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  What's the best £5k car for my wife and daughter to share? 27 Sep 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Sadly it's time for our 2003 Beetle Convertible to move on after 10 years. Its replacement must be okay for my wife and our 17-year-old learner daughter....
• Don't judge a..... 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  was going to say book by it's cover, not very 'motoring' though is it. Further to recent conversations, just explaining my way of thinking really, and something that set it off. On discussing whether old or young drivers are the worst, my train of thought was how awful it is to generalise
• Woman passes driving theory test at 950th attempt 6 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test. Cha Sa-soon, 68, passed with a score of 60 on Wednesday, said Choi Young-chul, a police official at the drivers' license agency in Jeonju, 130 miles south of Seoul. Now she must pass a driving test before getting her license, Mr Choi said
• Enraged Older Driver 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Headline news here today - Gentleman was leaving a supermarket and was approached by 4 young thugs who demanded his groceries, wallet, and car keys. Gentleman objected, whereupon thugs started to beat him up, until another motorist yelled that he was calling the police. Thugs took off
• Intermittant fault - one dead 15 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Earlier in the year I mentioned a young girl speeding down a hill in the icy weather and being unable to negotiate the bend. In Scotland most drivers understand the problems of icy conditions. She hit a car killing the front seat passenger - fortunately the 3 children of the driver were
• Pointless U-turns 26 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  easier and just as quick to drive round the block. Taxi and minicab drivers are especially likely to do this, although they usually do it with a fair amount of despatch. But what on earth induces silly young women and silly old men to do it clumsily and slowly? Sheer idiocy, seems to me.
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  Best policy? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Our 17-year-old daughter is learning to drive and we are trying to work out the most cost effective way of getting her on the road once she passes her...