Rightly or wrongly, young drivers are considered ‘high risk’ when it comes to insuring a motor vehicle and seem to be ‘persecuted’ for being young by the majority of insurance companies.
Just recently a young driver was quoted £1.2 million to insure his Vauxhall Corsa, when the young man call to establish whether the quote was correct he was told ‘yes it is’.
This is just one of thousands of examples highlighting the challenges that young drivers face to secure a ‘reasonable’ insurance quote.
Car insurance is calculated on a series of probabilities, being a new, young driver already puts you at a disadvantage as insurance companies will immediately label you ‘high risk’. This is because your driving is ‘untested’ and you, and even the insurance companies, have no idea about the ‘type’ of driver you will become.
To give you an idea what insurance companies look at in terms of insuring young drivers, the first thing they refer to is DSA statistics concerning young drivers. This is what insurance companies will find:
• One in four road deaths are the death of young drivers • The DSA figures suggest that two under 25’s are killed on British roads every day • One in eight driving licence holders are under 25, yet one in three drivers who die on UK roads are under 25 • An 18-year-old driver is more than three times as likely to be involved in a crash as a 48-year-old • One in five new drivers has a crash within six months of passing their test
Immediately, insurance companies view young drivers as a ‘high risk’ to insure. Statistics are the only data that car insurance companies have to work with and unfortunately, especially for young male drivers, you can often feel penalised as a result of ‘motoring misdemeanours’ orchestrated by other motorists.
However, BookTheoryTestToday.com offers a few tips to help you keep insurance costs down:
1. Carefully consider the type of car you purchase – Avoid buying a car that projects a ‘boy racer’ image for instance, this immediately puts insurance companies on ‘high alert’.
2. Purchase a motor vehicle with a recognised safety and security rating, this is a sure-fire way to lower the cost of your insurance premium.
3. Consider taking an advanced driving course i.e. ‘Pass Plus’. Some insurance providers have been known to reduce premiums by as much as 10% when presenting a Pass Plus certificate. Not only does this reduce insurance costs, you will also be a more ‘advanced’ driver and feel more prepared for life on the UK’s roads.
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Tags: Car Insurance, Driving Insurance, Young Person Insurance
