Young Drivers Motor Insurance at the Car Insurance
Supermarket
If you
want to buy cheap young driver insurance right now, we would recommend
going to our article on young
drivers car insurance in our
'Buyers Guide' section that offers
the most useful advice on this.
There is no easy solution to
cutting the cost of young drivers motor insurance. They, after all, are
much higher risk drivers than older, more experienced, less exuberant
and less sensation-seeking, agegroups and the high young
drivers motor insurance premium is consistent
with this increased cost to the insurer.
Is there anything that can be done to help keep down this high cost of young
drivers motor insurance?
Certainly. And it begins with a prudent car purchase. Although there is
no statutory requirement for them to do so, insurers take account of a
car's car insurance group (rated 1- 20) in calculating the premium. The
lower this rating the better. We strongly encourage young people to buy
a car
insurance group one car as their first motor car to hugely reduce
their young drivers motor insurance premia over a number of
years. A Corsa or Fiesta are examples of car insurance group
one cars.
Then there are things that you can do in relation to your young
drivers motor insurance policy selection that can help too.
Would you be happy to increase the voluntary excess, for example? And
what do you absolutely need in your cover? Could you manage without
breakdown or courtesy car arrangements? Would, for example, the Tesco's
no frills plan be
enough?
Some that are seeking especially cheap young drivers motor
insurance select third party cover only. While this can
reduce costs further, it does lay you open to significant uncovered
risk and we therefore cannot recommend it.
Your approach to young drivers motor insurance policy
purchase is important too. When you are expecting to pay a
lot, then checking a lot of quotes at once is just about mandatory.
The car insurance broker, Endsleigh, specialises in young
drivers motor insurance and is likely to get you a good quote. For a
more powerful 'best of' quote, then you can use a price comparison
service (links at the top of this page). We actually advise using both
for those keen to get the best deal around. It doesn't take very long
to fill in two quote forms and it is always worthwhile to explore the
market thoroughly when you are anticipating significant expense.
Of course going very cheap should not be the only criterion on which to
base you selection of young drivers motor insurance. What
your cover includes, and importantly, excludes, needs to be scrutinised
before you buy. We typically advise that buying the lowest priced young
drivers motor insurance policy that you find is often unwise, simply
storing up trouble (i.e. cost) when a later claim is made. Crossing
your fingers and hoping for the best is a faulty approach to buying
insurance.
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