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Car Insurance for the unemployed
galba
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Looking for advice and tips for this.
My granddaughter's partner has been out of work for some time now but has finally got a place on a HGV driver's course which begins in a week or so. using the bus for an 8 am start is impossible so he would like to get his car back on the road.
Car is an old Fiesta...about 9 years I think and of little commercial value and I suggested he look for third party insurance but will the fact that he is unemployed be a major stumbling block to getting insurance ?
We are prepared to pay the insurance until he gets a job.
My granddaughter's partner has been out of work for some time now but has finally got a place on a HGV driver's course which begins in a week or so. using the bus for an 8 am start is impossible so he would like to get his car back on the road.
Car is an old Fiesta...about 9 years I think and of little commercial value and I suggested he look for third party insurance but will the fact that he is unemployed be a major stumbling block to getting insurance ?
We are prepared to pay the insurance until he gets a job.
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Being unemployed will not be huge problem, lets face it, its quite common these days. Its possible some companies may load for it but he will be able to get a quote. If he has just started a HGV course why dont you say he is now a student in full time education?I am an Insurance & Mortgage AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0
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His 'education' is for about a fortnight
In fact before redundancy he was driving for a crash/breakdown recovery company - would it be in order to claim his occupation as a Class2 driver even though he hasn't got a job doing that at the moment ?0 -
Is he claiming benefits. If not, house husband is a better option, unless he has a job lined up.
Wouldn't put down driver if he isn't one at the moment though.0 -
Yes he's on benefits, - I told him to say he's unemployed - best to be straight about it.
Best quote so far is from Swinton £687.00 !!0
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