New driver - which year of car?

boczeka

Hello i m getting learner permit in few days and i have no clue which year car i should get.
I m 25 yrs old in march 26.. i have no clue how insurance companies will look at me when for example i will try to insure 2004/2005 car, thats why i m asking you People about it maybe someone can guide me.
thanks for help ^^

Stanford

Have you ever driven as a named driver on a family members policy before?

boczeka

Stanford wrote: »

Have you ever driven as a named driver on a family members policy before?

no i have not as i stated i m just getting learner permit as passed theory test.

Stanford

Keep it small and cheap, like a 2004 Opel Corsa 1.4 have a look at carzone.ie

boczeka

Stanford wrote: »

Keep it small and cheap, like a 2004 Opel Corsa 1.4 have a look at carzone.ie

will it be cheaper for me when i m 25 and learner for insurance or same as for learner aged 18?

bazz26

Nobody can tell you that as insurance costs are different for everyone but generally insurance is expensive for young inexperienced drivers.

Atlantic Dawn

Some insurers won't touch a car over 15 years old, some insurers won't touch a car over 12 years old. Don't buy any car until you have confirmed quotes for that particular car.

Stanford

bazz26 wrote: »

Nobody can tell you that as insurance costs are different for everyone but generally insurance is expensive for young inexperienced drivers.

But you're not 18?

boczeka

so basicly i would have to look up thro donedeal carzone... and call insurance companies just to make sure?

boczeka

Stanford wrote: »

But you're not 18?

im 25 years old (born in 93

Stanford

You won't know until you get a few quotes, try getting some quotes through a broker such as 123.ie

boczeka

is there anyway to get quoted without giving personal informations? i remember long time ago that you shouldnt have to and now mostly you have to

Stanford

boczeka wrote: »

is there anyway to get quoted without giving personal informations? i remember long time ago that you shouldnt have to and now mostly you have to

What kind of personal information do you mean?

boczeka

they ask for name surename adress phone number and such

Stanford

Of course they do, what did you expect?

boczeka

i was just surprised as if people wanted to know quotes from more companies than just one to see whos cheaper, over all i found opel corsa 05 1.0 litre and it seems its in my town

bazz26

boczeka wrote: »

they ask for name surename adress phone number and such

How do you expect them to calculate the cost of insuring you if you don't provide them with your address. The other things can fibbed if you don't want them bugging you afterwards but they need basic personal information to calculate insurance.

bazz26

Corsas of that age are just rubbish. A Yaris or Fiesta would be a wiser choice.

boczeka

bazz26 wrote: »

Corsas of that age are just rubbish. A Yaris or Fiesta would be a wiser choice.

will look up then for yaris or fiesta then

Stanford

They are all much the same at that age, the Nissan Micra isn't that bad and plenty of them around

boczeka

Stanford wrote: »

They are all much the same at that age, the Nissan Micra isn't that bad and plenty of them around

a lot of people told me about micra as well

Stanford

You are not from Ireland are you?

boczeka

Stanford wrote: »

You are not from Ireland are you?

no i was born in poland now living here for nearly 9 years

Stanford

OK you will be asked how long you have lived in Ireland

Lantus

Smallest car with smallest engine will provide smallest premium.

Yaris, mii, citigo, ka, panda, aygo.

Try fiesta and fabia as slightly larger ones for comparison.

Notch000

you do understand too you cannot drive on you own unitl you pass your full test first, you would need a fuill liscened drive with you at all times. Might be worth getting more lessons and passing test first before you go shopping for a new car.

kerten

OP, check Liberty insurance for online quotes. All Non-Irish friends I have used Liberty last year for their first insurance with learner permits.

I expect you to be able insure a small car like fiesta/yaris/corsa around 1800-2000 with them in your situation.

Examples:

36 years old male + 35 years old female + both learner permit owners + 0 NCB --> 1950 Euro for 9 years old Prius comprehensive cover

35 years old male + learner permit owner + 0 NCB --> 2300 Euro for 11 years old Prius third party cover

30 year old male + learner permit owner + 0 NCB --> 3000 Euro for 4 years old Volvo V40 1.6 diesel comprehensive cover

TheShow

boczeka wrote: »

they ask for name surename adress phone number and such

how could you expect an insurance company to quote you if you don't give them any information?

Learner Driver with no driving experience. Its not gonna be cheap.

Dravokivich

You're better off without a car until you've a full license.

To be honest dont limit yourself on any car. Pick up registrations on a few different ones and run those by the insurances companies. I've only had a license a little less than a year now and bigger cars have always been cheaper to insure, even though they were "old".

z0oT

kerten wrote: »

OP, check Liberty insurance for online quotes. All Non-Irish friends I have used Liberty last year for their first insurance with learner permits.

I expect you to be able insure a small car like fiesta/yaris/corsa around 1800-2000 with them in your situation.

Examples:

36 years old male + 35 years old female + both learner permit owners + 0 NCB --> 1950 Euro for 9 years old Prius comprehensive cover

35 years old male + learner permit owner + 0 NCB --> 2300 Euro for 11 years old Prius third party cover

30 year old male + learner permit owner + 0 NCB --> 3000 Euro for 4 years old Volvo V40 1.6 diesel comprehensive cover

Another one to add to your list with Liberty:

33 year old female (learner permit) + 31 year old male (full license, named driver), 0 driving experience, 0 NCB --> 1940 TPFT for a 2006 1.0L Toyota Yaris

Most places wouldn't quote, and those that did were >3000. Liberty was the best by a long shot.