Cheapest Car Insurance - UK

[BAW]

Hey guys, im the holder of a provisonal driving license, im 17. Im trying to find the cheapest possible car insurance, to insure me for a K reg Vauxhall Cavalier.

Any ideas?

[ckempo]

Go to www.confused.com and tap in your details.

Let them do the hard work for you. Failing that, try egg.com - I've always found them very competitive.

[turbomonkeycock]

A cavy is a bit of a big car to learn in is it not?Have you investigated getting insured under one of your parent's policies?

[mondeo]

tesco's is good... i use them but im 36 dunno what they r like for younger drivers

[huddy]

I've always used DirectLine. They have always been cheapest for me.

[waz]

Try Liverpool Victoria. Failing that, Direct Line have always been the cheapest for me.

[Hypoxiaicon]

Tesco give me the best quote so I went with them :)

[.calibre]

DON'T use any online services when you're young, the quotes are stupid.

Quotea.co.uk quoted me ?2300 on a Mk2 Cavalier Calibre (2.0 8v, 130bhp... Essentially a limited edition SRi130) online, I phoned up and got a quote and it was ?1900. I'm 17, class B postcode, garaged, Cat 2 Alarm.

ALWAYS phone about, online quote systems aren't advanced enough yet.

[Hypoxiaicon]

Really?

I had the opposite.

Tesco online quoted me ?1186 for me and my sis, both provsional on a Citroen AX 1.1i (Group 3 Insurance)

I rang a few of them and got anything from ?1600-?3400!! And thats 3rd party fire and theft

[Riz360]

You have to try and ring for quotes from as many companies as you can. Try these as I've heard from friends they're pretty cheap: Tescos, Norwich Union, Churchill (the company im with).

Then search on the intenet for insurance companies and call for quotes

[.calibre]

I've never had good experiences with online quotes, but insurance may aswell be random anyway. I've got cheaper quotes every time I've phoned up (From Quotea, Tesco, Footman James etc)...

Anyway, I still think insurance is 99% random, what works for one doesn't for others :blink:

[Zip]

A cavy is a bit of a big car to learn in is it not?Have you investigated getting insured under one of your parent's policies?

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big cars are better IMO, more momemtum, easier to drive and control at speed, harder to stall.

i passed my test in a volvo 945 :D

[stezo2k]

Try directline, they are the cheapest for me

[random_user_uk_1234]

Im with Tesco and found they are one of the cheapest during the time i rang around. Why not try Norwich union, they might quote you happy... ( :no: )

I tried directline when i was 17 and they quoted mr ?2000+ on an Escort 1.3, went on my brothers policy in the end with the AA.

Most of mates are either with Tesco or Norwich Union so i'd try them both. Its a case of ringing round really, as people have said Internet quotations can be more expensive.

[Stonkwell Bogtrotter]

Try Confused.com they reckon they can find the cheapest.

[thebeachbum]

Personally i found that seeing as young male (if you are male) drivers are the highest risk category by about 500 miles, i got my best quote from some random company i'd never heard of by using a broker. I used Hastings Direct, very painless since they searched about 60 companies (although it may still be worth trying tesco etc.). But yeah you need to use the phone quite a lot.

It's probably quite a good idea to insure in your own name asap (yeah i realise you're on provisional) too since you want some no claims bonus pronto. Thought about pass plus for when you pass?

Just don't do what i did and total your car a yeaer later, that doesnt help with quotes... :(

[mikash]

esure are suppose to have got prices

[Vasquez]

I've always found http://www.privilege.com to be the cheapest for me, but I'm 35 with a full bonus.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

I never really could beat Directline for cheap quotes on my first few cars!