getting insured on a provisional licence?

jimpump · 30-09-2010 10:56pm #1

is this still allowed since the new law came in?

and if i get insured on this licence what is the cheapest form of insurance i can get?

any info is appreciated

Alanstrainor · 30-09-2010 10:59pm

Yes you can still get insurance.

You're only going to find out what the best insurance price and cover is by ringing around to insurance companies. It comes up all the time on this forum, the general consensus is that ringing around to all the brokers/insurance Companies you can think of is the only way.

PS: Just to pedantic, you don't have a provisional license, you have a Learner Permit.

jimpump · 30-09-2010 11:06pm

would it be cheaper if i got insured under someone elses name? ie father

Alanstrainor · 30-09-2010 11:06pm

jimpump wrote: »

would it be cheaper if i got insured under someone elses name? ie father

Some call it cheaper, others would call it fraud.

jimpump · 30-09-2010 11:15pm

ill probably get the proper insurance anyways

oh and 1 last question,so once i get insurance and tax on the car, would there be no problem if i get pulled by the guards?or would i need someone with a full licence in the car with me

cheers

jaffa20 · 30-09-2010 11:21pm

jimpump wrote: »

ill probably get the proper insurance anyways

oh and 1 last question,so once i get insurance and tax on the car, would there be no problem if i get pulled by the guards?or would i need someone with a full licence in the car with me

cheers

Yeah, you are required to have a passenger who who holds a full license for at least 2 years afaik.

Alanstrainor · 30-09-2010 11:23pm

jaffa20 wrote: »

Yeah, you are required to have a passenger who who holds a full license for at least 2 years afaik.

That's correct.

Alanstrainor · 30-09-2010 11:23pm

I moved this to the Learning to Drive forum, as it's more suited here imo.

lainey316 · 04-10-2010 9:43am

Last time I did the ring around, some companies said they would not insure people on a learner permit - if anyone knows who will not insure such drivers, is it ok to post the company names here? I've no problem with them refusing, it's their business, but don't want to call every company in the country if half of them won't consider me...

Alanstrainor · 06-10-2010 12:54pm

lainey316 wrote: »

Last time I did the ring around, some companies said they would not insure people on a learner permit - if anyone knows who will not insure such drivers, is it ok to post the company names here? I've no problem with them refusing, it's their business, but don't want to call every company in the country if half of them won't consider me...

Call insurance brokers rather than insurance companies themselves. They will give you prices for multiple insurance companies and can give you info on the the different cover on offer. I used first Ireland this year to get my quote with Aviva.
You can post up info on who's not quoting you if you like, i can't see any harm in it.

Permabear · 06-10-2010 1:48pm

This post has been deleted.

desdman · 06-10-2010 10:58pm

As others have said, you are required to be accompanied at all times by someone who has held a full licence for at least two years. If you don't observe this rule, you can be prosecuted and fined up to €1,000.[/QUOTE]

I don't get why you are required to have someone who has had a full licence for at least two years with you at all times?. What difference could a accompanied driver make to your driving skills?,the accompanied driver might be a bad driver themselves, so whats the point of having one?

,You should learn from your own mistakes.I am just saying,i don't see the point of having a accompanied driver despite the rules

getting insured on a provisional licence?

Comments