Showing L plates with full licence

[weasley]

I was told the same - you are euphoric from the pass so best not ruin it, eh?

Equally I was also allowed to ride home from my DAS having passed. I was on a hired bike too - not a riding school bike but a bike hired from the local BMW dealership for the purposes of doing the DAS.
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Yamaha XJ600 | Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat | KTM 990 SMT | BMW F900XR TE

[Freddyfruitba...]

[arry]

[Nobby the Bastard]

3rd party insurance would still be valid, but you stand the chance of being sued by the insurance company if you quadaspazz someone but they'll have to show that you passing your test contributed to the loss.

(To put it in layman's terms)
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[TravisBickle]

Can't comment for driving instructor policies but I know for a fact that policies you arrange for yourself to learn on your own car or your parents car or someone else's car are WAY cheaper than a standard policy and cover provisional licence holders ONLY. As soon as you've passed YOU ARE NO LONGER COVERED! I know from first hand experience when my son got his Fiesta insured while he had a provisional licence the premium was like £450 or something but only valid for provisional licence holders. It quite clearly stated in the policy wording that as soon as he got a full licence he was no longer covered. I think the options were to inform them when he passed and pay another £2000 odd or just cancel the policy and arrange another policy.

Like I said his premium was in the £400s on his provisional licence but when he passed and got another quote it was in the region of £2500.

This is because the insurance companies works on the basis that anyone driving on a provisional licence will have an experienced person teaching them beside them the whole time they're driving. Otherwise they are not covered and they won't pay out if a claim is made and they're found to be driving alone.

Statistically speaking learner drivers are way less of a financial liability for insurers on the road than newly passed drivers. They work on the basis that two sets of eyes watching the road and two sets of hands on (or ready to pounce on) the steering wheel and hand brake are safer than one. Don't know this next point for a fact but I imagine the vast majority of accidents involving learner drivers are the other person's fault getting impatient and making a dick move as the learners are going so slow any mistakes they make can be negated and collision avoided.
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2007 Yamaha FZ1 S Fazer
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[TravisBickle]

[Ste]

They could try to chase after you with a large bill that's potential for millions of pounds or they could just not waste their time.

[TravisBickle]

They'd take you to court over a fiver mate, let alone an expensive payout.
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2007 Yamaha FZ1 S Fazer
2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

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