Five tips for getting good rates on car insurance for young drivers

With the cost of cars, car insurance and petrol, driving has almost become a luxury for everyone. Whether you learn to drive in Walsall, Hartlepool, Workington or Shrewsbury it is a real problem for teens and young adults. Car insurance for young drivers is one of the most costly groups, with rates enough to make you faint. Besides comparison shopping for your insurance, what can you do to reduce those quotes?

There are several factors which contribute to the astronomical rates. First, young drivers don’t have much of a track record. Lack of experience plays heavily into the quote. There’s not much you can do about that, but you can be proactive in developing a good record. Do get as much instruction and practice in before you go for your license. When you take the test, go for a perfect score instead of just trying to pass. The better you know the rules of the road, the less likely you are to get a ticket.

This is where Pass Plus can help. Doing a Pass Plus course can reduce your insurance by upto 35%.  At Driver Training we have courses in Shrewsbury, Cannock, Walsall, Aldridge and Telford

Look and see if there’s a Pass Plus driving course available in your area. These programs are gaining in popularity, because it’s been demonstrated that these in-depth driving courses work. You are given instruction on a private driving course which is set up to teach you how to drive defensively and safely maneuver out of dangerous situations, such as braking suddenly, hydroplaning and maintaining control of your vehicle on an icy road. You’ll be a better driver at the end.

You may be surprised to learn that the make and model, color and even body style affect your rates. For example, car insurance for young drivers with a red Corvette will be far greater than the same aged driver with a white four-door family car. Insurance company statistics show that young drivers in fast, red cars are involved in accidents at a much greater rate. Choose your vehicle accordingly.

You’ll also find that rates for car insurance for young drivers go down if you’ve got good grades. Insurance companies reason that if you have good grades, you’re likely more responsible behind the wheel too.

Once you have your license, keep it clean. Don’t make a practice of talking on your phone or performing other tasks while driving. Observe the speed limits, know the law and avoid being pulled over. You’ll eventually enjoy better rates when you have no tickets.

If you live at home, you can be written in on your parent’s policy and save a ton of money. Your parents must consent, so don’t let them find you driving irresponsibly, causing them to refuse, if only because they can’t afford the rate.

So whether you are in Romford, Dagenham, Northfield, Edgbaston or Shrewsbury Call us FREE today on 0800 1 777 149

Car insurance for young drivers is notoriously high. If you want to have the luxury of driving, do everything you can to earn the best rate. With a clean record and three years, your rates should decrease substantially.

UK Teenagers Reject ‘Uncool’ Advanced Driving Lessons And Tests

If you live in a busy city area like Wolverhampton or Shrewsbury think how the attitude of these drivers may have an impact on your safety as a pedestrian or fellow road user. A recent report states: The vast majority of young drivers are shunning the chance to improve their skills with advanced lessons despite figures which show extra tuition will keep them safer on the road or even save their lives.

Every day in the UK, 23 people under the age of 25 are killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents yet despite this, many see extra lessons as uncool.

Research from Young Marmalade says that there is an overwhelming attitude among Britain’s new young drivers that additional testing is a sign of weakness in front of their mates. Out of the thousands of young drivers it has spoken to in the past year less than one in ten go on to take additional driving Tuition.

Feedback has been they think taking advanced lessons is like an admission of poor driving. This was especially evident in male drivers.

According to statistics new drivers are more likely to be involved in a motor incident within the first 2 years of passing their test. This is one reason the Pass Plus training course was introduced specifically for new drivers. It enables new drivers to further enhance the skills they learnt throughout their driving lessons and become a more confident and safe driver. As long as you hold a full UK drivers licence you are allowed to participate on the course. For those of you who are afraid of exams, there is no need to worry as you do not need to take an exam at the end. Instead you are assessed throughout the course and must complete the six modules to a specified standard.  The cost of the Pass Plus varies depending on where you live in the country and which driving instructor/school you choose.  Another benefit of the Pass Plus is that once you have passed the course it can have a significant effect in lowering your car insurance.