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Cheapest car to insure
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I added my missus to my policy as a named driver. Knocked over £200 off the cost of my premium.0
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Gloomendoom wrote: »
With it's very 1* Euro NCAP rating, certain death or severe injury if you crash will prove to be a good incentive to drive safely.
http://motortorque.askaprice.com/videos/watch.asp?video=259"One thing that is different, and has changed here, is the self-absorption, not just greed. Everybody is in a hurry now and there is a 'the rules don't apply to me' sort of thing." - Bill Bryson0 -
Peroda Nippa. Makes the Skoda Felicia look like a Rolls Royce.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-PERODUA-NIPPA-EX-GOLD-/250761857666?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a62924a82
I can't believe they would charge more than £2.50 a year to insure it.Iva started Dec 2018.0 -
None of the cars mentioned have actually been group 1Insurance groups - group 1
!Chevrolet
Chevrolet Spark (10 on)
!Citroën
Citroën C1 (05 on)
!Fiat
Fiat Panda (04 on)
!Peugeot
Peugeot 1007 (05-09)
!Renault
Renault Megane Sport Tourer (09 on)
!Vauxhall
Vauxhall Corsa Hatchback (06 on)
!Volkswagen
Volkswagen Fox (06 on)
Volvo
Volvo S40 (04 on)
Volvo V50 (04 on)
Volvo C70 Coup! Convertible (06 on)====0 -
Group 2 has more carsInsurance
Insurance groups - group 2
!Chevrolet
Chevrolet Spark (10 on)
!Citroën
Citroën C1 (05 on)
Citroën C3 (02-10)
!Fiat
Fiat Panda (04 on)
Fiat Panda 4x4 (05-10)
Fiat Qubo (09 on)
!Ford
Ford Ka (09 on)
Ford Fiesta (08 on)
!Nissan
Nissan Pixo (09 on)
!Peugeot
Peugeot 1007 (05-09)
Peugeot Partner Tepee (08 on)
!Renault
Renault Megane Sport Tourer (09 on)
!Skoda
Skoda Fabia Hatchback (00-07)
Skoda Fabia Estate (01-07)
!Smart
Smart Fortwo Coupe (07 on)
Smart Fortwo Cabriolet (07 on)
!Toyota
Toyota Aygo (05 on)
Toyota Yaris Hatchback (06 on)
!Vauxhall
Vauxhall Corsa Hatchback (03-06)
Vauxhall Corsa Hatchback (06 on)
!Volkswagen
Volkswagen Fox (06 on)
!Volvo
Volvo S40 (04 on)
Volvo V50 (04 on)
Volvo C70 Coup! Convertible (06 on)
Groups can all be accessed at http://www.parkers.co.uk/insurance/#ig=1====0 -
ripped from adrian flux site
Top Ten Cars for Teens – Cheapest Young Driver InsuranceThere’s no getting away from it. Car insurance for 17 year olds is expensive. The simple fact is, the youngest drivers on our roads are, on the whole more dangerous, owing to their understandable lack of experience behind the wheel.
But if you are a young driver, there are things you can do to help yourself. First off, do an advanced driving course, like PassPlus, IAM, RoSPA or Max Driver. By getting extra skills and experience, you’ll be making yourself a safer driver and young drivers will save much more than the cost of the course on their first insurance premium.Second, take a limited mileage policy if you can commit to driving less than, say 3,000 or 5,000 miles a year. This will save you money, and is a more convenient way of getting a discount than installing a “Pay as You Drive” black box into your car, which is just a high tech way of charging less for a limited mileage anyway.
Joining an owners club can drop your premium by up to 15%, parking your car in the garage will probably save you more than your dad, and fitting an alarm will bring down the premium too.
So far, so good, but there are some factors you can’t, or are unlikely to change. You can’t make yourself any older, and you probably don’t want to move house just to get cheaper car insurance. So that leaves the car that you choose as the main factor in determining the price you will pay.
So what is the cheapest car to insure. We did some research and the result may surprise you.The cheapest car to insure, for a teenage driver, is, by a country mile, the classic VW Beetle. Other classics have also done well, with the Classic Mini coming in 5th and the Renault 5 in 9th, but it’s not just a list of bangers with respectable modern motors like the Vauxhall Corsa, Peugeot 106 and the quirky Vauxhall Agila all doing very well.
Of course, not all classic beetles are all that old – production continued in Mexico and Brazil right up to 2003, and some enthusiasts import these to the UK enjoying the classic Beetle styling and air-cooled power, with a few (slightly) more modern creature comforts. Check out mexibugs, for more details.
And you know where to come for classic beetle insurance!
And for young driver insurance too!
Here is the list of cars, you’ll notice that almost all of them are low powered 1 litre engines – if you go for a more powerful car too soon, your premium will accelerate faster than your car, for example, if that Renault 5 at number nine were the turbo version, the premium for a bloke would be £4,000, so watch out. All the quotes below are for Third Party Fire & Theft Cover for a 17 year old driver living in a moderate-to-low risk area and assume the car is valued at less than £5,000.Car model/engine sizeShare and Enjoy:
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Female
(1) Volkswagen Beetle (old shape, up to 1600cc)
£932.00£714.00
(2) Vauxhall Corsa 1000cc
£1320.00£1052.00
(3) Peugeot 106 1000cc
£1320.00£1055.00
(4) Fiat Panda 1000cc£1323.00£1058.00
(5) Austin Mini 1000cc
£1325.00£1058.00
(6) Fiat Uno 1000cc£1330.00£1058.00
(7) Citroen Ax 1000cc
£1334.00£1060.00
(8) Peugeot 205 950cc£1334.00£1060.00
(9) Renault 5 1000cc
£1336.00£1060.00
(10) Vauxhall Agila 1000cc
£1336.00£1060.000 -
Daughter's first car was a Ka whcih she insured with `kwikfit for about £1000 - her 2nd year with Tesco was half that.0
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FIAT PANDA, The old square style used to be the cheapest thing to insure,Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-SUZUKI-WAGON-R-SPECIAL-EDITION-BLUE-Agila-/160528644654?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item256040ba2e
bet this is cheap... i mean ,who would want one!0 -
You are trying for third party only aswell ? or TPFT
If I were you i'd pick an insurer who consistently gives you the cheapest quotes then do online checks for all those cars mentioned plus some oddballs like T reg Skoda Felicia, 1990 - 1994 (old shape) VW polo,
When you have your 5 lowest do quotes across the board with all of the insurers with adding other driver tricks.0
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