Supervising a learner driver

captaindaniel

Can someone please give me advise on the following situation. My friend who is learning to drive had bought their own car and has got comprehensive insurance for learner drivers. They want me to sit with them in the car- I have had my full license for over 3 years and am insured TPFT on my own car. As they have their own insurance on their own car is it legal for me to sit in their car whilst they drive it?

Morty_007too

It might be worth phoning both insurance companies, they should klnow the answer to this...

HTH
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BruceyBonus

You would need to have minimum third party to drive the learner's car. The supervisor needs to be able to take over the car in the case of the learner not being able to, so insurance is required. Adding a full licence holder of over 3 years to a learner's policy shouldn't make too much of a difference in premium.

JonBoy_SCFC

the OP is asking if he needs any insurance to be a passenger with the learner driving the vehicle - no you don't. doesn't even matter if you don't own a car or even aren't included on any kind of policy:j :j :j

all that matters is that you're experienced enough to qualify as a valid supervisor - can't remember the requirements, maybe someone else on the site could help on that one

Cazza

You need to be at least 21 too, as well as having had your licence for 3 years

JonBoy_SCFC

Cazza wrote: »

You need to be at least 21 too, as well as having had your licence for 3 years

thanks Cazza - for my learning, is that the only criteria?

for example, if you have your license for 3 years but have say 3 claims and 9 points is it still ok?

Also, feels odd if say i been driving for 3 years but only a 1.1 fiat uno for me to be considered ok as an experienced driver if the learner is driving a 4 litre porsche 911?

silvercar

I can't see a learner getting insurance on a 4 litre anything, never mind a porsche.

If you have a valid licence for 3 years and are over 21, you can sit with a learner. Your own claim history is irrelevant. If you weren't insured to drive the vehicle in question, you would have to pull over and wait for someone else if the learner got into a situation where they couldn't continue to drive.

JonBoy_SCFC

silvercar wrote: »

I can't see a learner getting insurance on a 4 litre anything, never mind a porsche.

If you have a valid licence for 3 years and are over 21, you can sit with a learner. Your own claim history is irrelevant. If you weren't insured to drive the vehicle in question, you would have to pull over and wait for someone else if the learner got into a situation where they couldn't continue to drive.

fair enough maybe my porsche example was extreme, but the point i made still makes sense i think?

surely it's not right that the same rule applies regardless of the "experienced" drivers previous vehicle compared to new vehicle, and also claims / convs history

i know i'd be furious if a learner crashed into me driving a 2 litre £25k BMW and i found out that the experienced driver had only ever driven a fiesta, was 22 years old, had 2 previous accidents and 2 speeding convictions - isn't that just common sense?

Quentin

You seem to be suggesting that the law is an a*ss. But we've heard that before.

JonBoy_SCFC

Quentin wrote: »

You seem to be suggesting that the law is an a*ss. But we've heard that before.

you think all laws in this country are perfect? i don't


from your post i'm not sure if you agree with my comment or not?

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JonBoy_SCFC wrote: »

i know i'd be furious if a learner crashed into me driving a 2 litre £25k BMW and i found out that the experienced driver had only ever driven a fiesta, was 22 years old, had 2 previous accidents and 2 speeding convictions - isn't that just common sense?

You're actually ridiculous. You know that, don't you?