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  1. hasan-1-'s Avatar
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    First car insurance
    Hi,

    What was your first car, how much was the insurance and which company were you insured by?
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    Nissan Micra k11 face lift

    Co-op Young drivers £760.
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    (Original post by Camoxide)
    Nissan Micra k11 face lift

    Co-op Young drivers £760.
    How did you get it that cheap? All quotes I have from the same people are like £1,100



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    (Original post by hasan-1-)
    Hi,

    What was your first car, how much was the insurance and which company were you insured by?
    A friend of mine at work who just passed his test and bought an '02 plate Peugeot 206 just told me yesterday he managed to insure the car for £900 with Insure the Box. He's 21 and lives on the London/Essex border. I'm surprised at how cheap he got it, as I've seen many posts on TSR who've paid around £1.5-2k on insurance.


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  5. its too easy's Avatar
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    Suzuki ignis 1.3 £1300 Aviva (in 2010), london
  6. JC.'s Avatar
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    '77 Triumph Spitfire 1500 convertible.
    About £750.
    Footman James.
  7. IndyAM's Avatar
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    Beetle, Flux Direct,
    £1200

    (Original post by JC.)
    '77 Triumph Spitfire 1500 convertible.
    About £750.
    Footman James.
    Footman James have stopped a load of younger driver's low cost policies at renewal, they don't deal with the underwriters any more I guess. Mine shot up from £600 to £1300 at renewal.
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    Re: First car insurance
    307 1.6 petrol

    £1500
  9. Camoxide's Avatar
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    (Original post by Jack22031994)
    How did you get it that cheap? All quotes I have from the same people are like £1,100



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    Add parents as named drivers.

    Put their mileage quite high.
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    (Original post by Camoxide)
    Add parents as named drivers.

    Put their mileage quite high.
    Yeah but isn't putting high milage for them When they won't lying to the insurance company?


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    Quote i've got as i'm soon to do my test and this is the car I will be getting is..

    2005 1.6L VW Golf

    £1.8K Fully Comp Insurance - Admiral.

    Live in London too.
  12. Camoxide's Avatar
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    (Original post by Jack22031994)
    Yeah but isn't putting high milage for them When they won't lying to the insurance company?


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    It's an estimate.
  13. 1992LP's Avatar
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    Back in 2009 when I was 17 I had a 2000 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 16v SXI insured for around £1600 with Quinn.
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    2011 Ford Fiesta 1.4. Be Wiser, £1600
  15. Village Whisper's Avatar
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    2004 Corsa 1.0, Admiral, £900~ (I was 18).

    I've changed companies now one year later, and it's about £750.
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    51 Plate Peugeot 206 1.1
    Car cost £400
    £2200 to insure
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    (Original post by Camoxide)
    Add parents as named drivers.

    Put their mileage quite high.
    Isn't that fronting if you say their mileage is higher than yours?
    Or have you done it so that they are less than yours?
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    2002 Ford Ka 1.3, Admiral, £800~ insured a month after my 17th as I sat an intensive course. I also had my parents as named drivers and was on a multicar policy.
  19. knight9434's Avatar
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    (Original post by hasan-1-)
    Hi,

    What was your first car, how much was the insurance and which company were you insured by?
    Nissan micra 2006, I think it was around £1076 with diamond I was the named driver but my dad was on there also to bring it down

    Fully comp, should go down to about £700 this year

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    Last edited by knight9434; 06-07-2012 at 12:59.
  20. chanchan's Avatar
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    City rover 04 plate, london postcode, £1300
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