Learner driver

[Helen F H]

Ok, my other half is out tonight but i want to go for a drive. I am going to try and con my mum into coming out with me. However, she has some penalty points on her licence from alledgedly going through a red light (its not true - someone was pratting about halfway through and delayed them all - there was a copper sat on the other side writing number plates down of everyone who came through when the lights were green on that side).

Can my mum come out with me?

[Conor]

AFAIK as long as the passenger has a full license and the vehicle is displaying L plates, and the driver is insured you should be ok, it shouldn't matter if the passenger has a clean license or if they are insured.

[beanie]

Originally Posted by camdiver

AFAIK as long as the passenger has a full license and the vehicle is displaying L plates, and the driver is insured you should be ok, it shouldn't matter if the passenger has a clean license or if they are insured.

i think they have to have insurance - cause they have to be able to take over ?

[Conor]

Originally Posted by beanie

i think they have to have insurance - cause they have to be able to take over ?

Thats a good point, it would make sense. Probably a good thing to do whether its a legal requirement or not

[MATTBIN]

My son recently bought a car and is on L plates, to get an insurance quote we had to have a qualified driver on his insurance at least as a named driver. I assume from this that the 'instructor' must be insured on the car too.
In the end it was more economic to get the insurance in my name with my wife and son as named drivers. Also for insurance purposes it is cheaper if the learner have access and is insured on a second car (Admiral at least) but it cannot be the Instructors car that you are taking lessons on/in.

Rgds
Matt

[Odin]

Does your Mum know what she is letting herself in for???
Naw.. only joking...
Yes, she can accompany you - if she wants to....
Paul

[Mark Davies]

[Mark Davies]

Your Mum must have held a full licence for at least two years and YOU need to be insured to drive the car. That's all (unless your Mum ends up driving the car herself, in which case she needs insurance as well). The points on her licence don't matter.

(For peace of mind though, I'd get her to check her life insurance is paid up to date! )

And aren't those cops bastards! All of 'em!