Adding a provisional to car insurance.

Natwee · 12 Jul 2011 at 18:50

I didnt know whetehr this was better here or in cars forum, but figured its a general sort of question?

I read that while i am having lessons i can practise on the road if im with someone who has a license and i am added to their insurance. I had been given the impression that this was only a few pounds extra.

Tried to get a quote through compare the market, and suddenly the insurance jumped up by an extra £1500 by adding me with my provisional.

Is this right? or did we do somethign wrong?

Pretty shocked tbh!

fiveub · 12 Jul 2011 at 18:53

Moved to Motors.

They shall be able to help there.

Natwee · 12 Jul 2011 at 18:54

5UB said:
Moved to Motors.

They shall be able to help there.

thank you!!! was a bit scared to go in motors! haha

fiveub · 12 Jul 2011 at 19:03

Natwee said:
thank you!!! was a bit scared to go in motors! haha

Don't worry, I am sure they will not bite.

Reaper 392 · 12 Jul 2011 at 19:06

sounds right to me. to add me to my dads 2L mondeo for 3 months would have been £2000.

this wont help you one bit, but with my dad being a driving instructor not only do i get free driving lessons, but i also have a car that i can drive as long as he is in the passenger seat without paying any insurance

Natwee · 12 Jul 2011 at 19:09

Reaper 392 said:
sounds right to me. to add me to my dads 2L mondeo for 3 months would have been £2000.

this wont help you one bit, but with my dad being a driving instructor not only do i get free driving lessons, but i also have a car that i can drive as long as he is in the passenger seat without paying any insurance

oh! i was hoping we had somehow spazzed it up and it would actualy be cheap!

when we told my bf;s dad his response was "yes, i wanted to add chris to my insurance so he could have a go in my car and they wanted £150! thats over £10 a month!!"

we pointed out they wanted £150 extra a month for me and he stopped!

Philz0r · 12 Jul 2011 at 20:25

last year it cost me 20 pounds to put my girlfriend on as a provisinal on my vectra diesel. When i sorted my renewal out i took her off this year and they knocked 110 quid off my quote. Shes 24 if that helps.

Haggisman · 13 Jul 2011 at 00:23

I was looking at adding my GF to my insurance a while back (she was 21) and it only went up by ~£10/month (with Bell)

stoofa · 13 Jul 2011 at 00:31

I'm almost 36, my wife a year older.
She holds a provisional license.
Adding her to my insurance actually reduces my premium, and this is on my Octy vRS - the female effect.

I'm assuming you are male and that tends to up the premium rather than reduce.

Philz0r · 13 Jul 2011 at 10:18

i wouldnt say that. My sister put her husband on as a provish and her premium also went down. He was 30 at the time.