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Named experience

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  • 31-07-2005 7:04pm
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    L5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭


    I have 5 months named driving experience at present, will this count as 1 year , or will it count as nothing do you think?
    also can you use driving lessons as named experience. i.e. i went for lessons over a period of 5 months also

    thanks


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    #2
    saobh_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭saobh_ie


    Apparently you could spend a decade as a named driver and have it count as nothing.

    5 months will definitally count as nothing, even if it was your insurance.


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    boardsee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭boardsee


    Quinn direct take it into consideration.
    When your filling out the online quote yoke, theres an option for you to add named experience.


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,240 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I thought they only count years not months i.e. minimum is 1 year. I honestly cannot see much saving from having 5 months named driver experience but what the heck, no harm in telling them anyway.


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    The Clown Man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭The Clown Man


    I had 5yrs and 8 months named experience and when I went for my own policy it counted as nothing. At all. As if I had never driven before.

    My named insurer Allianz wouldn't quote me as it was a policy of theirs at the time to refuse to quote anyone at all without a 3 year no-claims. Even persons named under their own policies. No-one else would recognise it - told me I had to go to my named insurer.

    So as far as insurers are concerned I have been driving 1 & 1/2 years and not 7.

    B*stards. :mad:


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,057 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    saobh_ie wrote:
    Apparently you could spend a decade as a named driver and have it count as nothing.

    5 months will definitally count as nothing, even if it was your insurance.

    Incorrect hibernian took my 6 years as a named driver as 6 yrs ncb, got insured on my first policy on my own on a 1.8 ltr alfa 156 at 24 for 1400, my experience was all on a full licence tho

    i think they only take a full yr


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    Funk Daddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Funk Daddy


    I was a named driver for 5 years on my Dad's policy with Axa, and they gave me a great quote based on it: €1700 for a 26yo driving a 2.0L V6. Much better than everywhere else.


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I had 1 year and 8 months named driving experience when I applied for insurance with Quinn. They only take entire years into account, so even though I was closer to 2 years than 1, they only gave me the benefit of 1. It did make a difference to the quote though. Knocked a few hundred off compared to a no-experience quote. Once you have 1 year under your own name, any amount of named driver experience counts for nothing.


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