Help daughter almost 17!!!!

DCodd

MY O/H DD had insurance in her name while on a provisional with O/H as named driver on a ford KA fully comp for £789.00, now she has passed her test it will be around £900.00 (she was 18).

try a comparison with you as named driver, she as owner of car and fully comp insurance as this usually works out the cheaper way to go.

pulliptears

mikey72 wrote: »

It's got all the safety features a 17 year old needs. It's slow.

Maybe, but take into account an inexperienced 17 year old pulling out at a junction and feeling the full force of a side impact from a shiny big 4x4. Slow doesn't equate to safe.

DirectDebacle

christmas_carole wrote: »

Thanks to you both,
My car is a Hyundai Coupe so not really suitable for her to learn or drive in, its too big and tbh I'm scared she'd wreck it, its my pride and joy.
She doesn't 'need' her own car but is desperate for one, we bought eldest daughter one for her 17th so she's expecting same treat, even though since then me and her Dad have seperated and are almost divorced so financial situation has changed considerably
I'd love to help her out as much as i can but it's hard.

Perhaps you can do the next best thing. The most important thing is that she receives the best instruction you can find for her and after that it is practice, practice and more practice. A good driver should be able to drive any vehicle (that they are licensed to drive) even if they haven't driven it before. All they need is a short time to familiarise themselves with the layout of the controls.

To that end perhaps you and her dad can help out. Between you pay for lessons and if you both have your own vehicles have her as a named driver on both of them. When her instructor is of the opinion that she is safe then allow her to drive your vehicles. This should not be a white knuckle ride for you. Turn it into an enjoyable learning experience. For example go to a nearby supermarket with a large car park when it is quiet. Find the most deserted spot and get her to reverse park into a space. If she does it wrong, get her to do it again. If it is not the way you usually park then you do it too. Turn it into a friendly competition. Whoever is best at parking centrally and parallel to the lines with front wheels in the straight ahead position doesn't buy the coffees. A useful skill of car control will be learnt in a fun way. More so she will learn to adapt to driving other vehicles, not just the driving school vehicle. Her dad could do the same.

Experience has to be gained and is not easily taught. As much as vehicle safety has been improved, the best safety feature of any vehicle has been and always will be, the one sitting behind the wheel.

Snakeeyes21

get her to pay for it herself or stick her on a scooter

mikey72

pulliptears wrote: »

Maybe, but take into account an inexperienced 17 year old pulling out at a junction and feeling the full force of a side impact from a shiny big 4x4. Slow doesn't equate to safe.

The volvo V70 with side airbags and sips wasn't in her price range.

alanrowell

mikey72 wrote: »

It's got all the safety features a 17 year old needs. It's slow.

Best safety feature in a car for a teenager is for it to have only two seats. Then they won't have their mates in the back egging them on

pulliptears

mikey72 wrote: »

The volvo V70 with side airbags and sips wasn't in her price range.

Pedantic ism, yet a classic mini would not stand up to an accident as well as a modern car.

LandyAndy

mikey72 wrote: »

It's got all the safety features a 17 year old needs. It's slow.

I drove around in Triumph Heralds and Vitesses for years. The TSSC back cheap policies for 17 year olds. Wouldn't be my choice to send an inexperienced driver into modern traffic though.

mikey72

She can move onto a 4x4 with bull bars when she's 18.

pulliptears

LandyAndy wrote: »

I drove around in Triumph Heralds and Vitesses for years. The TSSC back cheap policies for 17 year olds. Wouldn't be my choice to send an inexperienced driver into modern traffic though.

Mate, give it up. You and I are both classic owners/drivers and are capable of holding a reasonable conversation about the benefits/perils of driving them. Some folk however are not and are much happier with ignorance and sarcasm.