March 14, 200818 yr I won't take that bet...wow, it is a lot more expensive. My friend's 17 year old brother has just passed his driving test and he bought a 1.6L Honda Civic, despite everyone telling him that that wouldn't be the best move. His insurance was £2200. The most expensive quote I got for my car was £2500, the cheapest was £600, although that was using my "named driver discount". I bet your car tax is cheaper than for me
March 14, 200818 yr Do you have the choice? :thinking: Oh yeah there is no law that says you have to have insurance.
March 14, 200818 yr Sadly in this country, when you get the pigs sitting in their unmarked vans, with speed guns, they use software to check: 1 - if your car has a valid mot 2 - if your car has insurance 3 - if your car has tax 4 - if your car isn't stolen And if anything pops up, they will radio the other cops to pull you over. So it's compulsory to have insurance? What is tax?
March 14, 200818 yr Really? Wow. So if (god forbid) you hit another driver how would it be resolved? Would you just have to pay out of your own pocket? Road tax is an annual fee used (in theory) to pay for the upkeep and use of the roads
March 14, 200818 yr The other day a mate of mine crashed into another car..then he goes oh shit!! Then he floors it and quickly gets out of there.
March 15, 200818 yr Really? Wow. So if (god forbid) you hit another driver how would it be resolved? Would you just have to pay out of your own pocket? Road tax is an annual fee used (in theory) to pay for the upkeep and use of the roads Thank god you put the words in theory in that sentence.
March 15, 200818 yr The other day a mate of mine crashed into another car..then he goes oh shit!! Then he floors it and quickly gets out of there. You could do that in this country, but if the police track you down, you will be charged with "leaving the scene of an accident", which is worst then having to hang your head in shame for the next 5 years as your insurance will be higher.
March 17, 200818 yr I drive a little silver Suzuki Swift, which I still have a year to pay on, isn't the prettiest of cars but has never *touch wood* broken down or caused me any major problems. Has always been a nice little runner :nice: I would looooooooooooooooove a Mini Cooper, as girly as that is, but they're far too expensive for such an ikl Mich I think next time I get a car I'll get a brand new one and go on those rent type schemes where you pay monthly and get a new one every three years. :idea2: I was thinking of getting a cooper too but I don't like it that much.. unless it's convertible. Have you guys seen the smartfortwo cars? They are so small! I haven't seen one from the inside but they seem so small. I wonder if it's smaller than a cooper:thinking:
March 17, 200818 yr The Smart Car? That's quite a lot smaller than a MINI, but it's only a 2 seater and doesn't have a lot in terms of storage space. MINI's are overrated in my book.
March 18, 200818 yr The best drivers are the people who take normal lessons, but also get their parents to sit in the car next to them and drive in between lessons.
May 24, 200818 yr With the cost of fuel these days, I'm using my car less and less. Like today I walked to the train station to catch a bus (because the trains weren't running) to get to the nearest city (ignoring the fact that instead of a 10 minute train trip it took over an hour by bus due to the traffic). Nice and relaxing for a change.
May 24, 200818 yr Yeah people are starting to sell their cars and getting scooters. Here 91 is 2.03 a litre and 95 and 98 are above 2.10 a litre.
August 2, 200818 yr i have a 6 year old Rover 25, not a very interesting or pretty car you may think, but its a thousand times better than my last one, a Renault Clio, a 17 year old one at that!!!!
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