- Location
- Northumberland
Black boxes can help Dads sleep easier 
Best way too get insurance for a young driver.
- Thread starter always busy
- Start date
d williams
Member
Our sons been on that for two years with a clean sheet and license but due in February and has nearly doubled in price for some reason
suffolksmallholder
Member
- Location
- Suffolk
Fab little machines they are too!
SS
trebornella
Member
I know NFU get a bad press on here, but they were the only ones who give a sensible quote when I tried to add my daughter to my policy as a learner driver. Quite a few years ago, so may have changed since then.
I am a named driver on my sons policy, but will have to be removed soon as insurers dont like anyone approaching 70.
I am a named driver on my sons policy, but will have to be removed soon as insurers dont like anyone approaching 70.
Don't think they make it out of young drivers though. A lot of them of both sexes crash in the first year often with car full of friends and all make pi claims
- Location
- Near Derby
The NFU get a bad name, but the NFU Mutual are an excellent insurance firm. I have all my insurance with them, I haggle the price every year and find the price very competative.
And if you have a claim you can talk to someone whose first language is English.
- Location
- Somerset
I was always told they arent the cheapest but they will pay out
Read up on what Martin Lewis has to say on the subject. We got down to £900 for a new driver with a 1.2 L Seat. Nfu quote £3500. We used an insurance market website.
The best deal involved a black box for 1 yr . Mileage set at 10000 as he was a student living away at college. A student at home is more expensive than a student living at college. some job titles load the premium also.
The best deal involved a black box for 1 yr . Mileage set at 10000 as he was a student living away at college. A student at home is more expensive than a student living at college. some job titles load the premium also.
I'd e very disapointed in the youth of today if they hadn't sussed out away to circumvent the black boxBlack boxes can help Dads sleep easier
- Location
- Somerset Devon border.
My daughter passed end December, 1L Toyota agyo, great little car, all our insurance with NFU, they quoted £6K, car's worth 2K, went with Admiral, £950, the wife and I + daughter as main driver, no black box/ dash cam. Her BF has a 1.4 and is paying £3K .... small an engine as poss for first couple of years !!!!
essex man
Member
- Location
- colchester
The problem is when they are 17-19 premiums are high on age basis , drop dramatically when they get to 21 when i make my children get their own insurance.
My eldest daughter achieved that last year, getting first time(in her own name) insurance at 21 for £800 despite having had a claim previously.
Black box is ok until you borrow the car we found out
What happened?Black box is ok until you borrow the car we found out
I didn’t stick to 30mph and wasn’t home by 10
So do they then say you're not insured, charge you more etc?I didn’t stick to 30mph and wasn’t home by 10
2wheels
Member
- Location
- aberdeenshire
Happy hillbily
Member
- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Price up a small petrol car. Daughter 3 years ago was £1200 on a 2013 VW polo 1.2 , F/C in her own name, but had me, the wife and the grandparents as named drivers it seemed the more the cheaper it was (and they were over 70), oh and a black box, but with no curfiews or milage restrictions. But must behave, as I've heard of kids localy having their insurance cancelled due to bad driving. Now she is 19 going on 20 it's down to £400 in a multi car policy with the wife.
I remember years ago (probably 15+ or so) a friend having insurance refused on his 17 year old lad on a 47hp Daihatsu charade 1 litre turbo diesel because it was a turbo !!!!
Edit. Nfu insured her as a learner driver and after passing her test as a named driver on the pickup, but don't want to know for her own car, don't think they would even quote.
I remember years ago (probably 15+ or so) a friend having insurance refused on his 17 year old lad on a 47hp Daihatsu charade 1 litre turbo diesel because it was a turbo !!!!
Edit. Nfu insured her as a learner driver and after passing her test as a named driver on the pickup, but don't want to know for her own car, don't think they would even quote.
Last edited:
- Location
- Ceredigion
Get a black box and look online ,forget NFU , thing my lad was paying just under 2 k for a Fiesta , hes paying £1800 now on an A4 S line
Just done daughters £1400 with no black box , on a Ford Ka.
The longer you can get quote for the better, like 2 weeks time, makes a difference.