Oh Dear

[lamcote]

I think we can all see where this is going to end up...

http://bbc.co.uk/news/business-42025295

Can't get the link to work, search "BBC young drivers insurance technologies" if you're interested/worried.

Sad!
[MOD] Edited link for you, should work now

[Carolyn]

At the bottom of the article:
 "Young drivers still face the highest costs, despite the shift in prices. The average cheapest annual premium for all motorists was £696 in August, but it was £1,680 for drivers aged under 25 and £258 for motorists aged over 50."

Percentages can be somewhat misleading?

[lamcote]

What's that saying about lies and statistics??

[Ardent]

Could be
there are lies, damned lies and statistics.
or
statistics don't lie, but liars use statistics

[m1tch]

I am 30, currently working on modding my MR2 to as high power as possible as I am aware that probably in a few years there will be an even harsher clamp down on fun so this will be 'one last hurrah' before they ban petrol, ban modded cars or tax cars off the road.

I do feel sorry for those who are just started to learn to drive, although I think my first insurance was £1,200 a year on a car that I was happy that it actually had power steering unlike other fellow students in my year - cheap first cars these days usually have a huge amount of tech so are expensive to fix.

Gradually moving to the point where I might look to get into off road events or other motorsport like karting, just using the roads to get from A to B - to be honest I am quite a boring driver anyway and I usually drive economically as there is little point in speeding as its just to get to the next traffic jam (usually wave at the BMW/Audi drivers who do speed past and over take as I usually catch up with them 10 minutes later sitting in traffic).

[1979scotte]

I am 30, currently working on modding my MR2 to as high power as possible as I am aware that probably in a few years there will be an even harsher clamp down on fun so this will be 'one last hurrah' before they ban petrol, ban modded cars or tax cars off the road.

I do feel sorry for those who are just started to learn to drive, although I think my first insurance was £1,200 a year on a car that I was happy that it actually had power steering unlike other fellow students in my year - cheap first cars these days usually have a huge amount of tech so are expensive to fix.

My first car was a silver A reg polo coupe.
Worth 2 or 3 hundred pounds cost 700 to insure.
Was a dung heap of a car.
Got limited experience of these things but the youngsters do seem to be driving much newer cars than people of my 38 years did.
Good thing to be honest old cars weren't particularly safe although they were a lot slower.

[Joesson]

Hand crank starting, no speed restrictions on A roads, no seat belts, carb/s/ plugs/ points all relatively low tech, and relatively low insurance premiums were all around when I started out.
The bit in the middle was Rep Mobiles and now I' m an owner/ driver again I can " appreciate " the actual costs of motoring.
Technology is a double edged sword, particularly for the car. Low tech and all that goes with it at low cost, or high tech at higher cost and insurance premiums to cover that.
Never mind, Granny State has the answer and surveillance and driverless electric transport devices will eventually be the norm.

[lamcote]

I'm afraid you're right, and it will be sooner than anyone expects.