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Help Car Insurance For 17 Year Old Male!!!

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  • Try Lloyds TSB or Nationwide, they were 1750 for my 17yr old son, provisional driver on a clio 1.2. If TSB comes out cheapest go thru topcashback site and get another £75 off.
  • Pulse
    Pulse Posts: 389 Forumite
    trickyricky

    My insurance unfortunately is TPFT!

    Basic details for me, to maybe make you feel a bit better!

    52 Plate Renault Megane Coupe (Insurance group 7)
    Mileage per annum - 5000
    On driveway
    LOW crime rating area
    TPFT
    To make you feel better, my M reg fiesta (admittedly an Si - group 8) was £1321 per year, but I only had that 3 months, then changed to my Megane, which they charged me £400 to upgrade for just 9 months! So roughly £1900 TPFT a year!!! Haha... Although, I did a quote for it when I did the upgrade, and with the SAME COMPANY (because I'd turned 21), it was £1200, so dont fear, it will go down, faster than you'd think.
    I would imagine my insurance would be around the £1000 mark fully comp (hopefully!) for my renewal.
    Oh, and my car is insured for a stupid amount of £3500, when it's actually worth £5000!
  • K9cuddles
    K9cuddles Posts: 2,202 Forumite
    If your car is 5k then it really should be fully comp if not to protect yourself!!!
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  • Pulse
    Pulse Posts: 389 Forumite
    By the way, something I stupidly did not do.

    Check the price on confused. THEN contact the insurer direct, and get a better quote ;)
  • Pulse
    Pulse Posts: 389 Forumite
    Sara, I know, but I couldnt afford to upgrade the insurance at the time. I will be going fully comp when the renewal is up.
    At the time though, I had a crappy old fiesta, and didnt trust it to get me anywhere, and I love travelling, so scraped JUST enough money together to get a nice new car (and one that i might keep for a while) and the insurance upgrade for an extortionate £400! :)
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