Most unlikely car for a learner?

[Giantt]

New range rover with L plates this morning regents park road

[Super Sonic]

Ariel atom.

[theicemario]

Saw a Discovery 3 on an L Plate the other day

[georgeyboy12345]

BAC Mono

[Gordon Hill]

Depends on where you live, I reckon Dubai would have some interesting ones.

[paradigital]

georgeyboy12345 said:

BAC Mono

Isn’t unlikely, it’s impossible.

[PomBstard]

Probably not the most outlandish around here, but PBJnr3 has been learning in the family jalopy, a VF2 Commodore wagon with a 6.2 V8 and 414bhp…



There are a few Cayennes, Macans and the like to be seen with similar yellow-and-black plates.

As for driving schools, one local school uses a Hyundai i30N…

[Bobupndown]

I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance? My young lad will be on the road when he turns 17 in a few weeks. Learner policy not too bad but once he passes hist test we're looking at £2-3k to insure a 1 litre Peugeot 108. Can't quite work out how they drive these, or what their parents are paying for insurance?

[MC Bodge]

paradigital said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

BAC Mono

Isn’t unlikely, it’s impossible.

Learner sitting on the lap of a licence holder?

Or a BAC Duo?

[clarkmagpie]

Can always remember a mate in the mid 90's learning to drive in 7 series and an XJS.

[MC Bodge]

Bobupndown said:

I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance?

Business insurance? Do their homes have wheels?

[ARHarh]

You won't have a clue how much it costs to insure a learner on these cars unless you get a quote. It may well be far cheaper than a corsa.

[sherman]

Bobupndown said:

I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance? My young lad will be on the road when he turns 17 in a few weeks. Learner policy not too bad but once he passes hist test we're looking at £2-3k to insure a 1 litre Peugeot 108. Can't quite work out how they drive these, or what their parents are paying for insurance?

It may actually be cheaper on something more obscure.

[Olivergt]

There used to be a driving instructor around Chingford who taught people in an XR3i back in the day.

[LuS1fer]

sherman said:

Bobupndown said:

I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance? My young lad will be on the road when he turns 17 in a few weeks. Learner policy not too bad but once he passes hist test we're looking at £2-3k to insure a 1 litre Peugeot 108. Can't quite work out how they drive these, or what their parents are paying for insurance?

It may actually be cheaper on something more obscure.

All depends on where you live, I dare say but my son learnt in his Mk 3 MR2 which is a 1.8 132hp car.

Insurance was about 340 for the learner policy and 2600 for a black box full policy with 8000 miles. Should be about half that on renewal.
Road tax was a bh at 345 though.

[anonymous-user]

I learnt in 2cv, TR7 and Scirroco mk1. First car was a Dyane, next was a CX2400 Gti series one. Happy days. My ACTUAL learner car for test, driving instructors car, was a pug 205 diesel

[sherman]

LuS1fer said:

All depends on where you live, I dare say but my son learnt in his Mk 3 MR2 which is a 1.8 132hp car.

Insurance was about 340 for the learner policy and 2600 for a black box full policy with 8000 miles. Should be about half that on renewal.
Road tax was a bh at 345 though.

It doesnt suprise me that a new driver insurance was high on a 2 seat 'sports' convertible.

Back when I was a new driver I bought a brand new ford fiesta. It cost £180 a month but came with 2 years free insurance.
Never seen that deal since.
I reckon I saved £3-4k in insurance costs and got a nice 3 door car.

[123DWA]

Giantt said:

New range rover with L plates this morning regents park road

I actually think that's a great idea. So many kids in London learn to drive in a Fiesta then get given a big SUV by their parents for passing and the new driver has absolutely no spatial awareness in anything bigger than a Fiesta.

Round here there's an instructor with an Abarth 595 Yamaha & a Golf GTD and apparently has a long waiting list as all the kids want to learn in them!

[hersh]

In St.Day (near Redruth) there was a Ferrari with "L" plates on

Son of one of the (then) many scrap yards owners

[fttm]

My youngest son used a RHD Subaru Impreza WRX STI , we drive in the right.