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Jaxson

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#319329 14-Apr-2025 14:25
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Hi all,

Have kids entering the drivers license/learner driver age bracket (16 - 18).  I'd started another thread asking about member experiences with various small cars for training and learning, but question of insurance cover came up.  I'm with AA I think for car cover currently but should probably review the scene when we start hitting this point.

 

So starting a separate thread for future reference and the question is mostly:


What's your experience been for getting insurance for young learners?

 

  • Any key takeaways or gotchas to watch out for here?
  • Car Types being surprisingly expensive to insure perhaps too?
  • Best companies after shopping around etc?

 

 

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According to our internal claims data, the Toyota Aqua once again topped the charts in 2024, followed by the Mazda Demio, Nissan Tiida, Toyota Corolla, and Toyota Vitz.

 



Thanks!


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  #3363955 14-Apr-2025 14:31
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it also depends a lot on how old the learner driver is, my son was 28 when he got his learner licence and i added him to my full insurance for no extra cost.





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  #3363963 14-Apr-2025 15:03
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My experience from "back in the day" was that it certainly paid to shop around.  We were with AA Insurance at the time, but AMI were able to quote a much lower increase for an under 25 driver.

 

Seems AMI still offer something: https://www.ami.co.nz/young-driver

 

(I am not affliated with AMI, nor am I a current customer for entirely different reasons *cough*employer discount*cough*different company*cough*)


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