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Re: Can I drive your car?

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Essex2Visuvesi wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:46 pm
I've used these people before
https://www.insure4aday.co.uk
Quite reasonable for that extra peace of mind

Also a cheap way to get some miles on the 5 or the 8 while still on the L's
https://www.dayinsure.com/learner/?refe ... 7a65141c9f

Thank you! Maybe if I feel comfortable enough letting others drive them, then these will be most useful :)
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CheekyWankel wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:38 pm
I only have third party, fire and theft myself. Only £500 a year as a learner that way.
I was trying to think :-k when was it that I stopped just getting TPF&T and thinking that "Fully Comp" was like another world :roll:

Oh, I remember, it was when I bought my first new car and it was a requirement for the finance.

Before that I do remember the first time I was offered "windscreen cover" and I thought it was to keep the frost off #-o
I did manage to get a claim paid for a broken headlight, against the windscreen cover, as it just said "vehicle glass", and there wasn't an excess charge, dip in ncb or hit on the next years premium. :thumleft:

These days, as an old fart, it sometimes costs less for fully comp than it would for TPF&T, as there's more competition.
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Re: Can I drive your car?

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Humane-Hobgoblin wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:01 pm
qwakers wrote:ill let anyone drive mine, lemon took mine out last year at jdm coombe. all i could do in the passenger seat was smile, its a different perspective and its nice to see what you car can do when someone else drives :)

if i trust so,epne (and i usually determine that within the first 5 mins of meeting you) then i have no qualms lendimg my car to s9meone, although if im not in the passenger seat, (unless ive known them for more than 5 mins lol) ill want some form of security so i can be sure ill get it back :lol:

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Re: Can I drive your car?

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warpc0il wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:41 pm
These days, as an old fart, it sometimes costs less for fully comp than it would for TPF&T, as there's more competition.
Which is exactly what I've discovered :thumright:
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Last year it cost less to insure my classic '68 Alfa Romeo with a limit of 5k miles/year than it would have been for a only 3k mpa.

Seems that brokers search programs don't consider limited-mileage policies that allow more miles than you need, even when they're cheaper. #-o
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Re: Can I drive your car?

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In the end I decided against letting him take my car. I feel bad but not even my family drive it. If anything happened I would never forgive myself....... Or my friend! :P
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Re: Can I drive your car?

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I don't blame you really... I'm always dubious about people driving my cars
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Re: Can I drive your car?

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For me no but its probably more to do with being a really bad passenger,like seriously bad.I just get nervous.It's strange because I never used to but I'm getting older so maybe that's what it is :lol:

I was at RR a few years back and Ben took me out in a 500 horse single turbo RX7,amaaaaazing car with awesome power which I loved but on the flip side I was a nervous wreck in the car,Ben was like yeah that's your age,hes probably right
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Re: Can I drive your car?

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If you do let anyone else drive your car, start by telling them that the sensation of speed is very different when driving a rotary, then flip the speedo to display in kph rather than mph, before they get in the drivers seat.

* Doesn't work in ROI ;)

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I think if I advertise the car for sale Dave i'll have a lot of " test pilots " coming my way in the not too distant future so i'll have no choice but to let them drive it :roll: Well when I say no choice that's not entirely true,ill know the test pilots and tyre kickers before they even get close to the drivers seat so they'll be sent on their way
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BBR 200 PACKAGE
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IL MOTORSPORTS STRUT BRACE AND ADJUSTABLE
DROPLINKS

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BBR STAGE 2 SUPERCHARGED
WILWOOD 6 POT BBK
FULL UNDRBODY SEAL
ATOTO HEAD UNIT