What's insurance going to be like on a Passat for a 20-year-old?

Would it be very expensive to get insured in a Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI 105hp with a provisional licence? I am just 20.

James Duffy (Limerick)

Jun 2013 Filed under: insurance

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Expert answer

Hi James,

Short answer is that it will be really expensive to get insured on anything at the age of 20. Sorry, but it's the way of the world and all us old geezers have been through it. 

The best advice I can give you is to shop carefully around and check out some of the specific young driver policies that are now available. It might be worth swapping the Passat for something a bit smaller and with a smaller engine too, if that's possible.

Let us know how you get on

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
@neilmbriscoe