car insurance

[jigsaw 11,809]

just to maybe make you guys feel a little better on your deals  ,my daughter starts work at 5.30 a.m. every morning and has to walk to work ,she is doing her lessons for a full licence and has passed her theory test .She got a quote  5 months ago from a well established company of 2.5k euros ,shes been saving like crazy the whole time and i said id buy her a chap car with test just so she could drive in bad weather etc,well she rang them last week and the quotes now range from 4,200 to 5,300 euros ..She 25 years old and has no hope of affording this ,,they told her she had a month to take up the offer but it has now been stopped ...this country is a joke..i am filled with trepidation when she leaves at 5 a.m. to walk the half hour to work in case she meets some unsavoury charachter or gets knocked down on the dark and dreary road she has to travel

[walshie 2,804]

6 minutes ago, jigsaw said:

just to maybe make you guys feel a little better on your deals  ,my daughter starts work at 5.30 a.m. every morning and has to walk to work ,she is doing her lessons for a full licence and has passed her theory test .She got a quote  5 months ago from a well established company of 2.5k euros ,shes been saving like crazy the whole time and i said id buy her a chap car with test just so she could drive in bad weather etc,well she rang them last week and the quotes now range from 4,200 to 5,300 euros ..She 25 years old and has no hope of affording this ,,they told her she had a month to take up the offer but it has now been stopped ...this country is a joke..i am filled with trepidation when she leaves at 5 a.m. to walk the half hour to work in case she meets some unsavoury charachter or gets knocked down on the dark and dreary road she has to travel

My son passed his driving test when he was 17. We bought him an old banger as a present, but the insurance on it was over £4000. My mrs used the car and he didn't drive for the first year after passing. The second year it had gone down to £1500 which he paid, despite it being 3 times the value of the car.

Mr brother in law lives in Ireland and said what a joke the prices are there. 

[jigsaw 11,809]

2 minutes ago, walshie said:

My son passed his driving test when he was 17. We bought him an old banger as a present, but the insurance on it was over £4000. My mrs used the car and he didn't drive for the first year after passing. The second year it had gone down to £1500 which he paid, despite it being 3 times the value of the car.

Mr brother in law lives in Ireland and said what a joke the prices are there. 

yeah its a criminal system over here,,the european courts were supposed to fine or investigate price fixing by the insurance industries but typical ,nothing has been done about it ,my youngest son mentioned the idea of emigrating for a few years just so he could get a foot on the ladder of life ,nothing is affordable in this country  of late ..extorsion seems to be rampant 

[Greyman 25,295]

1 hour ago, The one said:

You looked into classic car insurance ?.

Love the classic insurance, series 3 landrover £100 a year, 200bhp Saab aero turbo under £300 a year and for anyone looking to cut van insurance simply fit a bed and register as a camper,

[The one 8,398]

My son drove a corsa then a 1ltr vauxhall viva till he was 25 then bought a 2.2 litre ford ranger and the insurance was cheaper LOL ?> 

[The one 8,398]

I just laugh when folk ask me about fuel consumption or insurance for my truck the tax is £530 a year  so im nearly £2 a day anyway if i drive it or its parked up 

[forest of dean redneck 11,191]

I just been checking car tax out an that's shocking enough ,thinking of getting a older petrol car as diesels get hammered on mots and some cars like volvos or Mitsubishi are up to £300 just for years tax

[walshie 2,804]

21 minutes ago, The one said:

I just laugh when folk ask me about fuel consumption or insurance for my truck the tax is £530 a year  so im nearly £2 a day anyway if i drive it or its parked up 

What kind of truck is that? One of those Bentley 4x4s? My hilux is £200ish. 

[The one 8,398]

8 minutes ago, walshie said:

What kind of truck is that? One of those Bentley 4x4s? My hilux is £200ish. 

A 06 Nissan Pathfinder  if it was a year newer  it would be half that the sons 66 plate rangers only £200 but mines a estate  not got a seperate cab 

[j j m 6,481]

that's some tax to pay

[walshie 2,804]

5 minutes ago, The one said:

A 06 Nissan Pathfinder  if it was a year newer  it would be half that the sons 66 plate rangers only £200 but mines a estate  not got a seperate cab 

Oh right. You should be ok when it snaps in half and Nissan weigh you in. 

[The one 8,398]

It fine it was coated underneath LOl  mine is by far the oldest i keep saying im going to see the new navaras 

[j j m 6,481]

are they nice motors mate

[downsouth 6,842]

9 hours ago, Greyman said:

Love the classic insurance, series 3 landrover £100 a year, 200bhp Saab aero turbo under £300 a year and for anyone looking to cut van insurance simply fit a bed and register as a camper,

It takes a lot more than just a bed to register a van as a camper.

[j j m 6,481]

I bet it does