Drivers - a dying breed

[attym3]

On the news this morning, The DVLA reports a 20% drop in the number of new drivers. The cost of insurance, fuel etc being the main reason.
Can anyone provide a link?

Mark

[S3_Graham]

young'uns surely just dont get a license??

thats what it said on 'road wars' anyway.....

[y2blade]

no real surprise if you ask me
look at the costs facing new drivers!

[GBDG]

With the number of ANPR cameras about i don't see how you could get away without a licence/insurance for long. Especially given the new rules regarding insurance on any car that isn't SORN.

[y2blade]

GBDG said:

With the number of ANPR cameras about i don't see how you could get away without a licence/insurance for long. Especially given the new rules regarding insurance on any car that isn't SORN.

cloned plates?

[Flat6time]

average cost of 18 yo insurance 4k! mo wonder. I've been driving 15 or so years and from memory I paid about 900 a year the first 2 years.

I'm not surprised kids feel they can't afford it.

[LooneyTunes]

Surely if there is some insurance on the car (i.e. not necessarily related to the "expensive to insure driver") then ANPR won't trigger an alert?

If so, you could get away with it for some time? Bit like fronting but without the hassle of telling the insurance company about the young driver...

[greygoose]

Here's a link, hardly surprising given the costs involved and costs of university etc.

[roachcoach]

Give it 5-10 years and when these folks finally get affordable insurance with no actual experience, watch insurance rates be wrecked for the mid-20's crowd


The cynical part of me thinks anyone who has the influence/power to do much about this will probably have absolutely no problem with the notion of no young drivers on the roads.

[ejenner]

It's probably because public transport is so good these days...

[roachcoach]

ejenner said:

It's probably because public transport is so good these days...

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[V88Dicky]

So lots of driving jobs available in the coming years then, along with quieter roads with less accidents?

Is this a bad thing?

[The Wookie]

ejenner said:

It's probably because public transport is so good these days...

P.s. I know you weren't being serious

[Lets Torque]

Hi there,

I am 16 at the moment. I will try and start driving straight after my test. I even want to book a lesson on my birthday.

It is very expensive , but I will be saving and saving to get a car/insurance. Hopefully I won't crash and build up some NCB.

I think I would be classed as a petrolhead but I can see why some people my age that have no intrest in cars wouldn't care less if they had a car or not as it is soo expensive.

Just my 2p.

[Streps]

I would love a car... just not an option at the moment (19)
For a 9 year old Ford Focus worth 900 quid,
I'm looking at say £3000,£4500 and £5000+
Just do not fancy paying those rates when i can be saving it up.


I was a rear passenger in a crash about 3 years ago...
The amount of junk mail from claim companies was astonishing.
I felt like the only one not claiming for compensation.

Does not surprise me why insurance is so high.

[Big Rod]

Streps said:

I would love a car... just not an option at the moment (19)
For a 9 year old Ford Focus worth 900 quid,
I'm looking at say £3000,£4500 and £5000+
Just do not fancy paying those rates when i can be saving it up.


I was a rear passenger in a crash about 3 years ago...
The amount of junk mail from claim companies was astonishing.
I felt like the only one not claiming for compensation.

Does not surprise me why insurance is so high.

[y2blade]

Big Rod said:

Streps said:

I would love a car... just not an option at the moment (19)
For a 9 year old Ford Focus worth 900 quid,
I'm looking at say £3000,£4500 and £5000+
Just do not fancy paying those rates when i can be saving it up.


I was a rear passenger in a crash about 3 years ago...
The amount of junk mail from claim companies was astonishing.
I felt like the only one not claiming for compensation.

Does not surprise me why insurance is so high.

that is eye watering

[roachcoach]

And the fine for driving with no insurance? £200.

Sure, you get points, which will rack insurance up even higher so that's a REAL incentive to get some after getting caught eh?

[Negative Creep]

roachcoach said:

And the fine for driving with no insurance? £200.

Sure, you get points, which will rack insurance up even higher so that's a REAL incentive to get some after getting caught eh?

Although it is 6 points, so for a new driver would mean an instant ban

[thinfourth2]

Seeing the EU want all fossil fueled cars banned within ten years whats the point in learning to drive