Is it a bad idea?

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Originally Posted by cs123

I can't comment on your insurance going up. Mine doesn't.

Are you arguing that P1 drivers are just as safe as someone with 10 years experience because everyone else says they are not. They have accidents more often than experienced drivers.

Young drivers are more likely to crash due to irresponsibility, not lack of skill. A parent should be able to accurately judge the responsibility of their child. Any teen that gets in a car and drives like an idiot on roads cause they feel invincible needs a swift smack upside their heads from their parents.

If you have well behaved, responsible children don't go buying them crap unsafe first cars because of some bad eggs. For example this girl I'm seeing was rear ended on the motorway a couple days ago by a middle age asian woman (extremely low risk by insurance standards) in a X5. Stupid lady wasn't paying any attention and got a well deserving mouthing off for it. Anyway, thanks to the fact she was driving a relatively new ('10?) Swift, she was completely uninjured (****ed though. Sally the Silver Suzuki had just been rear ended! ). Instances like this is why it's worth getting a costlier safe car for your child. You can't put a price on their safety.

Dad on the other hand takes this to a whole new level. Refused to buy me any car smaller than a Camry and insisted on atleast side and front airbags