My son is now driving !

[peterzs]

you have to watch the black boxes as they record everything, Time, speed, braking etc. can be used against you in a crash.

Also check the insurance, the grandson had insurance when I was taking him out. All well and good until he passed the test, then the insurance didn't cover him and he had to get insurance as a full driver, not on a provisional driver status!!

Crazy, I had to drive him home in his car or he would not have had insurance from returning to the test centre and having the pass certificate!!

Taught him and the granddaughter in their own cars, both had Clios, easy to drive, nippy and had good visibility.

Good luck to him.

[talkingcars]

Originally Posted by peterzs

you have to watch the black boxes as they record everything, Time, speed, braking etc. can be used against you in a crash......

Agreed, we considered a policy using a black box for my daughter just after she qualified but she wouldn't have been able to drive to her college or her Sunday job as this was commuting and it had a 10pm to 6am curfew, so no chance of her staying out late and getting herself home.

[6282tom]

Good to get him going in something on the provisional licence, I learned solely in the instructors car and I'm sure I'd have needed less lessons if I'd have been able to get some extra time behind the wheel in another car.

I agree with the others that a black box seems very restrictive although I've no direct experience.

What about a ZR? I can't imagine the insurance is too bad especially on the 1.4 engines; should get a couple of years out of a half decent one...