Why is insurance so expensive when I add my daughter as a named driver?

I have just tried to get insurance on a car, with my daughter as a named driver. The premium is £390.60 with just me on the policy, but jumps, no, rockets, to £1336.65 to include my daughter. What on earth do they think my daughter is going to do in this car?

Asked on 1 September 2010 by Peter Coxhead

Answered by Honest John

Standard rate for a young person. But shop around. Try Liverpool Victoria and NFU Mutual. If you can put some more mature adults down as named drivers it may reduce the premium.

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