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Driving on first provisional?

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  • 05-07-2005 12:33am
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    Healio
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    I know alot of people who are driving unaccompanied on a first provisional license, just wondering what would be the consequences of them crashing into someone(insurance and legal-wise)?


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    slade_x
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    Healio wrote:
    I know alot of people who are driving unaccompanied on a first provisional license, just wondering what would be the consequences of them crashing into someone(insurance and legal-wise)?

    currently that isnt enforced (that i know of anyway), so the only thing they would have to worry about is not killing/injuring anyone

    Its way too easy to get a provisional in this country for some


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    BrianD
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    Technically, the insurance company could walk away from you and leave you high and dry.
    If you are involved in accident you can expect the book to be thrown at you. Bit hypocritical but tahts Ireland for you.


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    astec123
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    As above but then I learnt to drive without even a licence on an industrial estate (lucky for me it was private property) . But I advise doing things legally and getting the test ASAP.


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    declanoneill
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    BrianD wrote:
    Technically, the insurance company could walk away from you and leave you high and dry.
    If you are involved in accident you can expect the book to be thrown at you. Bit hypocritical but tahts Ireland for you.

    If this is the case (Insurance company walking away from you because you were breaking the law) could they not also do this if you were speeding...etc? They are both breaking the law so I can't see why insurance companies would have to cover you in one instance but not the other (assuming it isn't in their terms that you must be accompanied or something)


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    IANOC
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    declanoneill wrote:
    If this is the case (Insurance company walking away from you because you were breaking the law) could they not also do this if you were speeding...etc? They are both breaking the law so I can't see why insurance companies would have to cover you in one instance but not the other (assuming it isn't in their terms that you must be accompanied or something)

    insurance companies wont have anything to do with that , its the law that will cause problems there
    speeding only warrants penalty points , not void your insurance.
    but in cases of cover , without a full licence driver beside you , they do not have to provide cover in serious accidents


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