Just add fuel for 17year olds?

Purlady

Does anyone know of a just add fuel deal for 17year old new drivers. Most that I have seen are for 21yrs +
I have just done a search for comp insurance for my recently qualified 17yr old and the average insurance cost I'd £5000!
The just add fuel deal would be wonderful if only I could find one that applied.

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

No it wont apply. Fairly obviously not going to happen at that age group

~Chameleon~

As you're presumably looking for a car on finance then the answer would be no as he wouldn't be allowed to sign a credit agreement under age 18.

I doubt any insurance company backing these deals would touch a driver under age 21 or in some cases 25 due to the high premiums involved either.

Did your son not research the potential cost of motor insurance before taking his driving test?

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

I dont know why so many people pay over the odds for car insurance at this age.
You dont have to have a car

Hintza

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Did your son not research the potential cost of motor insurance before taking his driving test?

What is the point of that statement? Youngsters are better taking their driving test as early as possible before Uni etc gets in the way.

LEJC

The only way we have found to bring the insurance down is to buy a car with ideally a group 1 insurance...there are a few although the insurance premium was still hovering around the £1000 mark.


The free fuel does not apply to young drivers although if you are looking at a new car do as we did and try to get the dealer cost down below the published price

~Chameleon~

Hintza wrote: »

What is the point of that statement? Youngsters are better taking their driving test as early as possible before Uni etc gets in the way.

Because lots of young men rush out to take their driving test as soon as they reach 17 without giving a second thought as to how they will afford to buy, run and insure a car. Indeed, many aren't even aware of the potentially prohibitive costs of insurance and the temptation to drive uninsured increases significantly once they have obtained their licence and got a taste for being out on the road.

And not all youngsters will be heading off to uni so it makes sense to delay driving until in full-time employment whereby they can afford insurance and the costs will reduce they older they become.

How do you propose somebody in university affords to run a car and pay insurance anyway? Most universities stipulate that you're not allowed to bring a vehicle onto campus when living in halls.

Fieldsofgold

Hintza wrote: »

What is the point of that statement? Youngsters are better taking their driving test as early as possible before Uni etc gets in the way.

Absolute rubbish, as statistics for accidents involving young drivers shows!

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

I agree its good to get the driving licence ASAP , always useful to have passed your test, but does not mean you need a car

motorguy

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Because lots of young men rush out to take their driving test as soon as they reach 17 without giving a second thought as to how they will afford to buy, run and insure a car. Indeed, many aren't even aware of the potentially prohibitive costs of insurance and the temptation to drive uninsured increases significantly once they have obtained their licence and got a taste for being out on the road.

And not all youngsters will be heading off to uni so it makes sense to delay driving until in full-time employment whereby they can afford insurance and the costs will reduce they older they are.

How do you propose somebody in university affords to run a car and pay insurance anyway? Most universities stipulate that you're not allowed to bring a vehicle onto campus when living in halls.

So dont do your test until you have a job, even though not being able to drive might prevent you from being able to get to your job?

My advice would be, get your test done as soon as possible, while you have the free time to do so - the longer you leave it, the harder it is to get back to.

Even *if* you dont own your own car, you may well end up on a parents insurance, but if not, its done and you always have it.

motorguy

Fieldsofgold wrote: »

Absolute rubbish, as statistics for accidents involving young drivers shows!

*sigh*

You are more likely to have an accident in the first year after your test full stop, due to inexperience.

Not doing your test when you're 17 just moves the problem.