19 years old trainie /electricians mate looking for van/estate

Mike Blair · Mar 5, 2015

alright guys im about to do my driving lessons. im lookng for something small van,estate for work it will be my first car any ideas that will cost cheap insurance etc

Leesparkykent · Mar 5, 2015

Insurance is always a killer for new drivers. Make a little list of the ones you are thinking off and go on a comparison site to see roughly what the prices are coming back at, as could influence your decision considerably.

Mike Blair · Mar 5, 2015

I'm trying to get a list of cars and comparing I don't want to get something ugly want to make it look all professional n stuff don't want to be a spark in a rust bucket haha if you get what I mean

Knobhead · Mar 5, 2015

Good luck with the driving lessons.

I don’t envy you when it comes to insurance. Be sure you say it will be used for business.

mpb · Mar 5, 2015

A little 1.3 Vauxhall combo van might be worth a look.

mhar · Mar 5, 2015

Having a parent (with a clean licence and no accidents) as a named driver can drop your insurance premium dramatically

Maddison · Mar 5, 2015

One of the bonuses of living in australia. When you renew your yearly tax it automaticaly comes with 3rd party insurance. Roughly £280 a year and can drive whatever you like. Ideal for young drivers

telectrix · Mar 5, 2015

yee-hah.

shanky887614 · Mar 5, 2015

Maddison said:
One of the bonuses of living in australia. When you renew your yearly tax it automaticaly comes with 3rd party insurance. Roughly £280 a year and can drive whatever you like. Ideal for young drivers

for a new driver insurance will be over £600-800 i would have thought.

Engineer54 · Mar 5, 2015

Mike Blair said:
I'm trying to get a list of cars and comparing I don't want to get something ugly want to make it look all professional n stuff don't want to be a spark in a rust bucket haha if you get what I mean

Bit of a difference between a car/van being ugly and the thing being a rust bucket!! Small combo vans i would suspect being the cheapest to insure, having said that, nothings going to be cheap for a new driver to insure, you're just too much of a risk to them!! lol!! You'll be looking at high insurance costs for at least 3 years, so long as you don't have any accidents/claims in that time. I bet the excess will be high as well...

Knobhead · Mar 5, 2015

mharries1 said:
Having a parent (with a clean licence and no accidents) as a named driver can drop your insurance premium dramatically

You’ll run in to problems with business use. It’s not worth trying avoid because the insurance will then have a get out from paying up.

dansk · Mar 5, 2015

To give you an idea - my 17 yr old passed 2 months ago - has 2000 pug 106 1.0L petrol - £2200 this year with a black box. :-(

uksparks · Mar 5, 2015

mharries1 said:
Having a parent (with a clean licence and no accidents) as a named driver can drop your insurance premium dramatically

Im 32 and have nearly 14 years NCB etc, I still add my parents on and my mrs etc, and it drops it every time, why not eh! My insurance fully comp, protected no claims on my 1.7 DI Vauxhall Combo is £290.

uksparks · Mar 5, 2015

shanky887614 said:
for a new driver insurance will be over £600-800 i would have thought.

My first car when I was 18 was a 1.2 Vauxhall Nova Merit, I ripped the engine out and put a 1.6 GSI engine in, I think my insurance was £1100 approx. but it did eventually come down.

Here you go, this is my list of cars, the actual photos of each one! These are in order.

Vauxhall Nova 1.6GSI (Was 100% standard as a 1.2 Merit until I wrecked it)