I made a deal with my oldest boy that if he got straight A's I'd pay for his car insurance when he gets his license this year. Little bugger did it. Now I need to follow through but am reviewing how to lower the cost of this insurance and I am wondering if I send him to YDC, will have have a significant savings on his insurance? Or can I teach him myself (he will learn on a standard).
Posted Jun 30, 2014, 2:16 AM UTC
Call your insurance provider they will know and give you specifics.
its worth it even if you dont save on insurance
Drivers Ed: Yes
Young Drivers: NO.
Shop around, you'll get the same thing for half price from other smaller companies.
here is some good info that answers your question.
On an unrelated note, make sure he gets in lots of practise - IMO the driving test is harder with a standard as they keep an eye on if the driver is riding the clutch, how smooth their downshifting is, and when they take their hand off the wheel to shift. Most people recommend testing with an automatic.
IMO the driving test is harder with a standard
It depends on the person doing the test. Some of them are a bit easier on learners driving a manual due to the increased difficulty, but others are not. A friend of mine failed his driving test because he shifted into 4th gear in the city.
Definitely have him take his test in an automatic.
A friend of mine failed his driving test because he shifted into 4th gear in the city
lol why? Should always aspire to drive in the highest numbered gear possible surely?
That's what I was taught in the UK when I learned to drive and it's all manual over there.
Better than staying in first.
I did it a couple years ago (in my mid 20s...). I can say that it's a fairly good program. Not sure how it compares to other schools or whether it's worth the money for the insurance break.
The online part is half useless and half quackery, but the in-class part is okay and the drivers are good. Some of the practices they teach are weird and I promptly forgot them, such as to leave a couple car lengths at stop lights until someone is stopped behind you. Others are very useful and I use them all the time, such as watching cars at ground level to predict what they're about to do (their lane position, the angle and rotation of the front tire, etc.).
So take what you want from this. It's a lukewarm recommendation.
From what I have heard it is not. I went to a local place at half the price and I had no problems on my tests.
If he is a questionable driver to begin with more in-depth training might help.
He is a cautious driver, but he is a teen, I fully expect to be anally raped by the companies for insurance.
I did young drivers. I'm not sure if the insurance savings are vastly different than other driving schools but I know that they definitely teach really well. On the other hand they are ridiculously expensive and they don't teach standard, so if your son will be driving stick he'll have to teach himself.
No, you're just paying to have the lessons in brand new expensive cars as opposed to a 3 year old Honda Civic/Toyota Echo.
I think CAA can provide lessons using a standard transmission. Call 'em.
I worked for a Drivers Education program for a while.
Completing any Ministry-approved program successfully should make him eligible for an insurance discount, but the discount is not guaranteed.
I'm fairly certain that YD is one of the most expensive Driver's Ed program there is. If you want to know the cost-benefit you'll have to call up your insurance company and ask what sort of discount you'd get after having your son take the class.
As far as I know, many Driver's Ed programs do not teach standard - it was a common question for the place I worked at, which didn't, and I also didn't know of anybody else who did (called up a lot of places).
If you have any other questions for me, just pm me.
Thanks, probably should have thought of calling first myself.
As for standard, I drive smaller cars, the family car is the bigger one and it is automatic. But automatic in a smaller car is to me retarded. I love the manual shift, and it means I can drive in Europe.