Cheap car insurance for young drivers has always had a reputation for being difficult to find due to these motorists' lack of experience on the roads.
Interestingly, if asked, apparently younger drivers are even less confident than older motorists about taking their driving test again, even though older motorists will not be as familiar with the recent practical driving test format.
Fifteen percent of 18-24 year olds say that they would either be 'quite unlikely or unlikely' to pass their test compared to 9% of motorists over the age of 65 who said the same. This could be due to confidence growing with more experience on the road.
These statistics go some way to explaining why cheap car insurance for young people is such a challenge to come across. With their lack of experience and confidence on the road leading to some of the highest number of incidents, one in five drivers in the UK will have an accident on the road in their first year of driving.
Men seem to be more confident than women about passing their test for a second time with a third of men saying they thought it would be very likely' while only 23% of women said the same.
One step youngsters can take to find cheap car insurance for young drivers is to participate in a Pass Plus course which gives them further experience and builds confidence on the roads as well as saving them money on their annual premium.