'I’ll Just Learn In The Rolls-Royce’: What Billionaire Teen Told Cops Who Took His Ma

This story has puzzled me a little. The boy had his car impounded because he had no insurance, but no mention of the fact he was a learner driver and driving on his own. Has the law changed regarding learner drivers?

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/billionair...142959308.html

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No Loretta the law hasn't changed you can't drive on your own with a provisional licence. However I don't think he was alone see this bit...
He was stopped I think because he was very young and driving an expensive car with L plates and was then found to be uninsured.

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Ah, thanks Meg. I did read the bit about him always having security with him, but for some reason I presumed they would be following him. You´d think with all that money and all that security someone would have ensured he was insured wouldn´t you?

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The lad sounds to cocky to bother with insurance I hope he gets lots of penalty points ....

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I have always thought it daft in the UK that it is possible to have a car registered without Compulsory Third Party insurance. If your car doesn't have CTP here you can't register it. Once a car is registered anybody with a licence can drive it (comprehensive insurance is an optional extra)

If you drive an unregistered vehicle on a public road you get two offences, "Driving uninsured vehicle" and "Driving unregistered vehicle".

We don't have any of that silly 'report to a police station within x days' either, if a car is registered then it is insured and you are required to carry your licence when driving, not doing so is a driving offence.

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Re: 'I’ll Just Learn In The Rolls-Royce’: What Billionaire Teen Told Cops Who Took His Ma

Hi

UK Law regarding vehicle Insurance is very different to that in other Countries.

It is a right Ripoff.

In other Countries, Insurance is for the vehicle, not the driver.

A far more sensible solution.

Yet another example of Rip Off Britain.

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I quite like that little oddity it's allowed my boys to get their first vehicle, learn off road and not have to pay thousands in insurance until they were ready for the road. The problem is cost of insurance here not sure what your youngsters pay Bruce but Jordan's first insurance bill was nearly £2000 the car was only worth £800

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The CTP insures the vehicle not the driver it insures against any injuries caused to any third party but does not cover property damage and is all that is legally requires to drive on the road. because I am a pensioner my rego is free but I have to pay for the CTP insurance.

If you want to insure against property damage you have two choices.

First is "bomb" insurance which covers any damage to the other vehicle. That is what any kid driving a $800 car would get. it is fairly cheap I can't quote figures because I haven't had bomb insurance for 40 years

Then there is Comprehensive which covers both the vehicle and anything it hits or is hit by.

My 27 year old son pays about $2000 for comprehensive insurance for his $36000 ute because it is considered a sports car. Whereas I pay $500 for my car worth about the same. My excess is $300 whereas his is probably $1000 (don't know exactly)

Our insurance covers the vehicle if you drove my car you would be covered exactly the same as if I was driving it (as long as you have a valid licence).

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My maths is chronic but that sounds like your insurance is a lot easier to afford than ours. Even third party fire and theft is more than the price of Jordan's car.