Learner driver insurance for big car?

ziggy2004

I am finally learning to drive and am looking for insurance which will cover me on our family car. Our current insurer will not insure learner drivers on large cars.

I am aiming to pass my car this year as well so it would need to be insurance that would let me be an additional driver after I pass my test as well?

Does anyone know a company which does that and which is reasonable in price?

Thank you

worried_jim

What car is it- need a bit more information than just "big car".

babaUK

Try Collingwood, they specialise in learner drivers. However i'm not sure how 'big' they will go, but it worth checking. You will get an instant quoate online.

ziggy2004

worried_jim wrote: »

What car is it- need a bit more information than just "big car".

sorry it is a Volvo S80.

Rolandtheroadie

Google learner car insurance and it will come up with loads of companies that will do insurance for a learner on a month to month basis.
After you pass, as you're no longer a learner, you'll be able to be added to the family car.

GaryS

As per previous posting, give Collingwood a try. They will cover a Volvo S80 without any problems.

gilbert_and_sullivan

You'd be better off buying a cheap banger in the lowest insurance groups and starting off your own policy, start working some NCB up.

Whether the insurance company is new driver/leaner friendly or not the insurance on a S80 barge will be horrendous.

I suspect the saving between S80 and group 1 or 2 car will buy it and run it for the year.

spiro

The thing to remember is when you go from being a leaner to a new driver (the day you pass your test) your insurance goes UP even if you are a named driver on someone elses policy because you can go out unsupervised.

Chorlie

As other have stated buy yourself a cheap second hand small car, with a small engine and very low insurance (Vauxhall Corsa type) for a few hundred pounds.

Add your parents to the insurance (as named drivers not the main driver) and learn in that, then keep for a while afterwards and start to build up your own NCB.

Not only will it be cheaper than trying to add you to a group 13-15 insurance car, but why would you want to learn in a very big car, it's easier in a ikkle car and if you did prang it it won't be the family car that's off the road it will be a cheap, cheap to fix (loads of part from any scrap yard) or scrap car.

koike09

That would be a good idea!

MX5huggy

If you want to use the S80 then go ahead. I learnt in a 1972 series 3 Landrover, its not more difficult to drive a bigger car.

From the OP I guess its not Dads car but Husbands car anyway and they may not want 2 cars so the NCB this is not an issue.