With the current price in new cars falling to their lowest level in a long time, more and more young first time drivers are jumping at the opportunity to grab a brand new vehicle. What more could you ask for at 17 years of age, you have your first job, have just left school and have passed your driving test. You are having the best time of your life and by getting a new car you will be able to show off to your friends and family.
But should it really be allowed for folk that have first passed there test to have such a new vehicle. I actually think that there should be a 5 year cap on new drivers, meaning that they should only be allowed a vehicle that is five years old or over. The reason for saying this is because of a couple of reasons.
Firstly you have to think about the insurance costs, companies tend to charge a huge amount if you happen to be a new driver and have a new car. So whatever you pay for your vehicle, you would probably end up paying double for the insurance.
The next factor is that you are 99% likely to bump a car in the first year of driving. Now I am not saying you cannot drive, but its not just about driving, you have to have the experience to control a vehicle. I mean in the first twelve months of driving myself I was scratching the vehicle left, right and centre.
Now you tell me is it really worth buying a new vehicle and handing over a huge sum for insurance when you are just going to end up writing the vehicle off within 12 months or so?
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