Passing the driving test is amazing. Fantastic, frabjious, super-dooper-mega-wicked-expialidocious. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
But what about the next bit?<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Most experts would tell you that the real learning to drive comes after you pass your test. While a lot of the learning process is arguably geared towards passing the test, the first 2 years as a qualified driver are the on-the-job training.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
You want your child to be a 'good driver' - but what makes someone a good driver?<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\nAs well as helping your new driver get to grips with telling their mates to shut up or get out<\/a>, choosing not to drink<\/a>, forward-parking between a post and the neighbour's squiffy 4x4...there's the money.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anyone under 25 will not have found the costs involved with learning to drive easy. The next bit can be a nightmare of unexplained fees, loopholes and caveats. And that's just the service station coffee on the way home from the test centre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Getting on the road<\/h2>\r\n\r\n
As most parents will know, the cost of a car is minuscule compared to the cost of insuring a young driver.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It's an unfortunate fact that under-25s crash more and so pay more for insurance - but that's why we're here. Black box insurance is designed to help with both of those things.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But before making the choice to have a black box, there's some basic things they need to understand about insurance in general.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Insurance tips to pass on<\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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- Insurance is calculated on way more than how much your car costs<\/a>: your age, post code, job and many other things make a difference<\/li>\r\n\t
- And if you were thinking about being selective with the truth on any of those subjects, maybe think twice about lying to an insurer<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
- Consider waiting a few years before you start experimenting with insurance-nightmare car modifications<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
- Don't choose a huge voluntary excess on top of your compulsory excess<\/a> if you couldn't afford to pay both after a crash<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n
What you need to know about black box insurance:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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- It can give your son or daughter feedback on how they're driving<\/li>\r\n\t
- It should involve incentives to improve<\/li>\r\n\t
- Quite often, good driving discounts will be taken off the overall premium<\/li>\r\n\t
- It doesn't have to mean being home by 8pm or driving everywhere at 20mph<\/li>\r\n\t
- It's not unusual anymore - your son or daughter is very likely to have mates with black boxes<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\r\n
Hearing a lot of gossip about black box insurance? Whether it's from your friends or from your young driver, here's the truth<\/a>.<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Passing the driving test is amazing. Fantastic, frabjious, super-dooper-mega-wicked-expialidocious. But what about the next bit? Learning to drive is tough – actual driving is tougher Most experts would tell you that the real learning to drive comes after you pass your test. While a lot of the learning process is arguably geared towards passing the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ingenie-parent-manifesto","ingenie-parent-manifesto"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n