Mk7.5 R and a learner license..

[d0mokun]

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend an insurance firm that might insure a learner driver on an 2017 Mk7.5 VW Golf R 2.0T? A close friend of mine is having a nightmare finding one, somewhat understandably. Flux have so fra been the only firm to even offer insurance at a nice £2.5k p/a.

Thanks
Dan.

Edited by d0mokun on Friday 24th August 14:29

[anothernameitist]

Cars I didn't know existed
Mk7.5 R
Golf be any chance

More to this, pop corn

[Rawwr]

d0mokun said:

Flux have so fra been the only firm to even offer insurance at a nice £2.5k p/a.

What would you consider a reasonable price to be for a learner in a 300bhp, £30,000 hatchback favoured by thieves?

[d0mokun]

anothernameitist said:

Cars I didn't know existed
Mk7.5 R
Golf be any chance

More to this, pop corn

Indeedy, apologies, I thought it was a standard nomenclature. 2017 Mk7.5 VW Golf R 2.0T, yellow, DSG (heathen automatic), few flies on the front and a comfy set of seats :-) .

[anothernameitist]

and 35 months on PH and a first post too.

Bet his mate is a school boy Teacher

[d0mokun]

Rawwr said:

What would you consider a reasonable price to be for a learner in a 300bhp, £30,000 hatchback favoured by thieves?

Good question. I personally wouldn't attempt to put a learner on it.. my Rover was good enough for me many years ago.

I guess as a counter question- is £2,500 a reasonable amount? I don't know, because I've not been in this position before, hence asking here.

Thanks

[d0mokun]

anothernameitist said:

and 35 months on PH and a first post too.

Bet his mate is a school boy Teacher

Well you'e a friendly sort aren't you. You don't actually have to reply if it pains you so much.

Yes it was my first post, I lurk, God forbid I should want to get in and ask advice.

All the best.

[kambites]

£2500 sounds pretty damned good to me!

[Rawwr]

d0mokun said:

I guess as a counter question- is £2,500 a reasonable amount?

Pretty much.

[Phil Dicky]

Learning in an automatic?

[Phil Dicky]

kambites said:

£2500 sounds pretty damned good to me!

Learner insurance isn't that bad...it usually at least triples once the test is passes.

[d0mokun]

Phil Dicky said:

Learning in an automatic?

To clarify. My friend has the R and a full (albeit auto only) license.

His fiancee is the learner.

[kambites]

Phil Dicky said:

kambites said:

£2500 sounds pretty damned good to me!

Learner insurance isn't that bad...it usually at least triples once the test is passes.

Ah yeah, true I guess.

[kambites]

Phil Dicky said:

Learning in an automatic?

Probably going to get more and more common. I wonder if we'll drop the separate licences when manuals die out completely in new cars or if people wanting to drive classics will have to take an extra test to do so.

[g7jhp]

d0mokun said:

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend an insurance firm that might insure a learner driver on an 2017 Mk7.5 VW Golf R 2.0T? A close friend of mine is having a nightmare finding one, somewhat understandably. Flux have so fra been the only firm to even offer insurance at a nice £2.5k p/a.

Thanks
Dan.

Edited by d0mokun on Friday 24th August 14:29

Surley it would be cheaper and more sensible to buy a small car for £1k and insure them on that?

[Butter Face]

d0mokun said:

Phil Dicky said:

Learning in an automatic?

To clarify. My friend has the R and a full (albeit auto only) license.

His fiancee is the learner.

Will his own insurance company not cover her as a learner?

If he's getting such quotes now, he better hold onto his wallet when she actually passes!

[d0mokun]

g7jhp said:

Surley it would be cheaper and more sensible to buy a small car for £1k and insure them on that?

That was my thinking also, somewhat concreted now I think.

Thanks to all so far.

[zedx19]

Am I missing something? Why does a learner need insurance? Is the Golf R not owned and insured by whoever is teaching them to drive?

[untakenname]

They should learn in a manual even if they then drive automatics as insurance for auto holders only is 20% more expensive than full licence holders and ontop of that jobs or hire cars may require you to have a manual licence.

[d0mokun]

zedx19 said:

Am I missing something? Why does a learner need insurance? Is the Golf R not owned and insured by whoever is teaching them to drive?

I don't follow, sorry. The learner driver is learning with a driving school. Outside of those lessons she wishes to gain experience with other qualified drivers, which I understood means she needs her own policy to be legally allowed to drive.