21 yr old driving 1600cc car. Is it legal?

Quentin

Strider590 wrote: »

Is OP asking because they know a new driver that wants a 1600cc car OR is OP asking as a nosey neighbour who has beef with the lad over the road?

Why you asking?


Totally unnecessary question from a 7500 poster warrior to an 8 poster newbie asking a motoring question in a motoring forum.

Herzlos

Strider590 wrote: »

Is OP asking because they know a new driver that wants a 1600cc car OR is OP asking as a nosey neighbour who has beef with the lad over the road?

More likely is that they are from somewhere that has restrictions and want to know if it applies here.

Cherokeebluesome

Hi all thanks for all your replies. I'm sorry that to some people my post as come across as unwarranted and needless but the reason I asked was when I accompanied my daughter last November to purchase her current vehicle, at the time she mentioned that since the vehicle was 1600cc then neither of the grandsons would be able to drive it due to restrictions that I alluded to in the post. Then last week in a telephone conversation she remarked that grandson No.2 was out in the said car. I didn't say anything at the time apart from was he insured to drive it, which she said yes. It was only last night that I thought about it and realised that I genuinely didn't know whether he was allowed to drive the car. Hence my post. In hindsight I probably would have been better just googling my question and thus some of you would not have been inconvenienced, although that could have been achieved if the some had not posted a reply.

Quentin

Just ignore the likes of Strider590.


For some reason MSE attracts bullies/warriors.

Strider590

Quentin wrote: »

Just ignore the likes of Strider590.


For some reason MSE attracts bullies/warriors.

Dude......

It was a relevant question. How can one help if the OP doesn't give enough information as to why they are asking the question?

I narrowed it down to two possibilities and asked OP to confirm.

If the OP had fallen into the 2nd category, then the chances are they were just here looking for what they wanted to hear and wouldn't listen to anything else, in which case it'd have been pointless us even bothering to respond.

As it stands, we now know "whats up" and can respond accordingly.


OP I had a kit car, with a 1700cc race modified engine, 300bhp per tonne and 0-60 in 5 seconds, at the age of 20.
At 21, I still had that car AND a 2.0L Peugeot.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Quentin wrote: »

Just ignore the likes of Strider590.


For some reason MSE attracts bullies/warriors.

all I can see Is you creating a issue from nothing I found the question to be relevant, is the OP asking because theres someone they thought to be driving said CC car was not insured or covered by restrictions, (some young driver policies do restrict the engine size plus DOC some extensions restricts engine size) or is just genuine the OP didn't know that young drivers can drive any cc car (allowed by policy).


I see you as the aggressor here not strider. makes it look like you hold a grudge against him which has made you stand out to me! not strider stand out in being aggressive!. which has made you look the keyboard warrior here!

roonaldo

Cherokeebluesome wrote: »

In hindsight I probably would have been better just googling my question and thus some of you would not have been inconvenienced, although that could have been achieved if the some had not posted a reply.

His driving licence will say what vehicles he is permitted to drive.

agrinnall

Cherokeebluesome wrote: »

Hi all thanks for all your replies. I'm sorry that to some people my post as come across as unwarranted and needless but the reason I asked was when I accompanied my daughter last November to purchase her current vehicle, at the time she mentioned that since the vehicle was 1600cc then neither of the grandsons would be able to drive it due to restrictions that I alluded to in the post. Then last week in a telephone conversation she remarked that grandson No.2 was out in the said car. I didn't say anything at the time apart from was he insured to drive it, which she said yes. It was only last night that I thought about it and realised that I genuinely didn't know whether he was allowed to drive the car. Hence my post. In hindsight I probably would have been better just googling my question and thus some of you would not have been inconvenienced, although that could have been achieved if the some had not posted a reply.

I would imagine that any restriction based on engine size (although possibly more likely on power) would be one applied by the insurer, there's certainly no legal restriction.

gord115

My 17 year old son has just passed his test last month and is after a 1600cc car. Octavia or Corolla.

mgdavid

Cherokeebluesome wrote: »

..... my daughter last November to purchase her current vehicle, at the time she mentioned that since the vehicle was 1600cc then neither of the grandsons would be able to drive it due to restrictions that I alluded to in the post. Then last week in a telephone conversation she remarked that grandson No.2 was out in the said car. I didn't say anything at the time apart from was he insured to drive it, which she said yes.......

presumably your daughter already discovered the answer between last November and last week!