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Car insurance for learner 2017

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  • 03-03-2017 4:11pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Hi All

    I am living in Dublin and have a learners permit. My goal was to start taking as many driving lessons as necessary and get a small 1.2 litre, 8 or 9 year old car, get insured and start practicing with a fully licensed driver in between my lessons.

    I am 30 years old male which i thought might help me a bit.

    I called lots of companies for a quote and either got laughed off the phone or quoted between 4000 - 7000! (Third party fire and theft). The only advise I got was to become a named driver for a year and that might help a bit.

    It seems the only option I have is to be a named driver on my Dad's car, which is a car I have very limited access to. I signed up for that a few days ago.

    Now I am wondering whether there is point in doing the lessons now. Will I be able to pass the test without getting in as much practice as I would like? Has anybody being able to get insured on a learners permit?
    Should I just stay on my Dad's policy as a named driver for a year and maybe get the lessons a few months from now?


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    You can find others in a similar position with a forum search
    http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?subforums=1&forum=1765&query=learner

    Possibly boxymo could be an option


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    #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,727 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    biko wrote: »
    You can find others in a similar position with a forum search
    http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?subforums=1&forum=1765&query=learner

    Possibly boxymo could be an option

    Thanks. Yes, I just read back through a bunch of old threads.
    Disgraceful reading but it seems everybody is in the same boat.

    I'll give boxymo a shot, I think.


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    learner2017
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭learner2017


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Hi All

    I am living in Dublin and have a learners permit. My goal was to start taking as many driving lessons as necessary and get a small 1.2 litre, 8 or 9 year old car, get insured and start practicing with a fully licensed driver in between my lessons.

    I am 30 years old male which i thought might help me a bit.

    I called lots of companies for a quote and either got laughed off the phone or quoted between 4000 - 7000! (Third party fire and theft). The only advise I got was to become a named driver for a year and that might help a bit.

    It seems the only option I have is to be a named driver on my Dad's car, which is a car I have very limited access to. I signed up for that a few days ago.

    Now I am wondering whether there is point in doing the lessons now. Will I be able to pass the test without getting in as much practice as I would like? Has anybody being able to get insured on a learners permit?
    Should I just stay on my Dad's policy as a named driver for a year and maybe get the lessons a few months from now?



    Im 24 just got my permit a month ago. Got fully comp on a 1.2 seat ibiza for 2180 with axa


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