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Car Insurance: Which car?

10 Mar 2011

This is the first in our 'Which Car Insurance' articles series, intended to guide drivers through the process of buying car insurance online, every step of the way. The other titles in the series are listed at the bottom of this article.

These articles compliment other sections on this site, including our buyers' guide, another resource for those wanting to get cheap car insurance online.

Here, we look at the choice of car - which car you buy in the first place - from the perspective of the impact of that choice on car insurance.

It is now compulsary for car insurance providers to take account of the 1-50 Thatcham rating system. This replaced the old 1-20 system in Jan 2010. You can check your own car's ABI / Thatcham rating here: ABI Group Rating.

Clearly, which car you buy has a major impact on the cost of car insurance, especially for the young driver. Those aged 25 or under can save many thousands of pounds by buying a low car insurance group car.

Indeed, we suggest that the young driver should buy one of the following cars, unless they have a good reason not to do so, as they are the ten cheapest cars to insure in the UK:

1.    Citroen C1
2.    Toyota Aygo or C1
3.    Peugeot 107
4.    Vauxhall Corsa
5.    Ford Fiesta
6.    Chevrolet Matiz
7.    VW Fox
8.    Fiat Grande Punto
9.    Nissan Micra
10.  Skoda Fabia


In view of the ever-increasing cost of motoring, most drivers now say that they intend to buy a smaller car next time; so, if any of the above are an acceptable choice, they will save you money on car insurance as well as fuel.

Titles in the
'Which Car Insurance' Articles Series:

Car Insurance: Which Car? (above)
Car Insurance: Which Policy?
Car Insurance: Which Extras?
Car Insurance: Which Quote?
Car Insurance: Which is Best?
Car Insurance: Which Company?
Car Insurance: Which Comparison Site?
Car Insurance: Which is Cheap?
Car Insurance: Which for Young Drivers?
Car Insurance: Which for over-25s?


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