Driving on Provisional License

gravitytolls

George_Michael wrote: »

6 months! Try 6 years and you would be closer to the mark.
As much as I dislike Cameron & Clegg, I don't think the state of the UK legal system can be dropped at their feet.
It was labour who brought in ASBO's and who ensured that probably 90% of criminals get a simple slap on the wrist, a caution or a conditional discharge.

I believe the poster was referring to the chance of a job within a public body requiring a CRB check. Noting to do with the legal system.;)

gravitytolls

birkee wrote: »

The OP did NOT have insurance flyboy 502!

You can bet his Wife being provisional, will be on her own insurance anyway, and the minute she broke the law by driving, her insurance will be invalidated.
Also, it was not the OP who was driving, to validate his insurance cover whether it covers his Wife or not, Her driving illegally, still invalidates it.

My guess.....his insurance pays, and they sue him for repayment of the damages paid out to the third party.

Other contributers:
MISTAKE ??
How can a provisional licence holder driving outside the law be a mistake? Oh....I forgot I didn't have a full licence!.... Really!
Forgetting to use your indicator when turning,is a mistake, knowing you should have your husband beside you, and 'L' plates on, is defiance of the law.

Only a husband? Shoot, I broke the law loads prior to my test!

birkee

Gandalfthesecond wrote: »

How do you know?

Because I couldn't get insurance to cover my teaching my Daughter to drive in a Renault 21 of 1700cc.

birkee

gravitytolls wrote: »

Only a husband? Shoot, I broke the law loads prior to my test!

Sorry gravitytolls!
Of course you are totally correct.
Please don't shoot! (:-D

mikey72

birkee wrote: »

Because I couldn't get insurance to cover my teaching my Daughter to drive in a Renault 21 of 1700cc.

I would suggest you were using a different broker. Maybe the Aston Martin's owner could ask his butler to let you know which one to use next time?
Although Collingwood or provisionalmarmalade would probably have covered you, (but not the Aston Martin).

rev_henry

birkee wrote: »

Because I couldn't get insurance to cover my teaching my Daughter to drive in a Renault 21 of 1700cc.

I'm fairly sure anyone could insure anything for the right money. The same money as an Aston Martin.

somethingcorporate

If the wife had her test coming up but had already been driving unaccompanied what did she think the purpose of the test was?

Flyboy152

birkee wrote: »

Because I couldn't get insurance to cover my teaching my Daughter to drive in a Renault 21 of 1700cc.

But you knew that this other car owner couldn't?

Kilty_2

Flyboy152 wrote: »

But you knew that this other car owner couldn't?

Exactly - I imagine an Aston Martin owner has a pretty damn complex insurance policy anyway - so adding a learner will just be a few more thousand which I'm sure they could cope with

There's a few driving schools around with nutty cars (hot hatches, not AMs :rotfl:) and their insurance must be commercially viable....

George_Michael

I suppose that if you can't get insurance, there's nothing to stop you exempting yourself from the requirement for this.
All you need is a spare £500,000 that you can deposit with the Government.