So I've just passed my driving test.. QUESTIONS!?

Blackhawk47 said:
Just ring them up and quote the reference number, go through the details on the phone. I'd be surprised if they still want an extra £900.

I wouldn't pay £2900 to insure a first car, seems like a complete rip off. I drew the line at paying £1200 on car insurance.
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it's not going to be valid that's the problem :/ It's worth giving a shot or I guess I can -;

test drive
put the deposit down
insure it
pick it up

problem is the distance, 2 hours on a train 2x is a bit of a kick! :o

I'd love to pay less but the reality is that they're going to bend me over no matter what car I take! 2.2k is one of the cheapest I can get :/

Liquidfox said:
Lucky you, I paid £2,000 at 18 (Parents added, TPFT, quite high excess). Cheapest I could find anywhere and that was on a £2,200 6 year old Fiat Punto 1.2.
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yeah and I've got no one to add haha :o
 
test drive
put the deposit down

pay for it/pick it up - insure it - drive away
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Thats pretty much what you have to do unless buying from a dealer (where you might get free 7 day insurance - which gives you a bit of time to sort out your own car insurance cover).

Maybe insurance for new drivers has increased even more so since I passed in 2009? Have you tried Admiral (or any of its sister companies), I've always found them competitive.
 
Blackhawk47 said:
Thats pretty much what you have to do unless buying from a dealer (where you might get free 7 day insurance - which gives you a bit of time to sort out your own car insurance cover).

Maybe insurance for new drivers has increased even more so since I passed in 2009? Have you tried Admiral (or any of its sister companies), I've always found them competitive.
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yeah, guess I'll just have to bend over in that sense and sort it out over a couple of days! :) the pain of getting a first car! and then there was me, thinking that passing was stressful enough haha.

they have indeed, I did some random quotes when I was younger(18 etc) with companies like bell etc and they were around 1600-2400!

add the fact that I live in a high crime area in south london just adds to the hammering..
 
I just paid £1090 fully comp for a Honda Civic 1.6 Sport (110bhp), I've my dad as an additional driver that brought down 300-400 quid another 100 off by putting in my clubcard. :D

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Happy with it, pretty nippy considering this only weights a ton and has 110bhp. :) VTEC Kicked in yo! :D
 
Nice one! I was looking at those civics too :) saw a few around! Insurance was around 2600/year thought. I've got no one to add really, adding my family members with 8+ plus on their license actually increases the price but a good amount.
 
It's here! :) very smooth to drive and powerful enough for a first car! was an interesting drive from Luton so south london, first my gf's house then my house.. 70ish miles covered in a new car!





 
Nice grudas, what engine you got there? Considering its a sport, is that the 2.0?

BTW 2,6k for an EP2? You're older than me, it should be cheaper... so how much was the insurance for this mazda than?
 
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jellybeard999 said:
Great first car. Enjoy :)
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thanks!

IC3 said:
Nice grudas, what engine you got there? Considering its a sport, is that the 2.0?

BTW 2,6k for an EP2? You're older than me, it should be cheaper... so how much was the insurance for this mazda than?
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yeah it's the 2.0 petrol :)

I am older but I live in south london and one of the "worst" postcodes in it too so I believe that increases my premiums by a massive amount!

mazda is 2.3k which is weirdly cheaper than the civic and it is more powerful :confused: the funniest bit was when I did a quote for ep3 type-r... cheapest one was 24k :D
 
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