Low mileage insurance news - Drivers fear they would fail another driving test

Insurance news - Low mileage drivers, amongst others, fear another driving test

Young drivers can save money on their insurance when they pass their driving test by taking out a low mileage insurance policy, but, according to a report, some fear that they would struggle to pass a subsequent driving test if they had to take a re-sit.

An AA/Populus study has revealed that 15% of 18 to 24-year-olds deemed themselves "quite unlikely", or "very unlikely" to receive a pass the second time round.

The answers were gathered from 16,961 AA members of all ages, of whom two percent stated that they considered themselves "very unlikely" to pass and nine percent felt that they were "quite unlikely" to pass the examination again. This could equate to three million drivers who fear they wouldn't pass again.

Londoners have been revealed to be the most confident in their driving skills with just nine percent admitting they were unlikely to pass again. Drivers in the Tyne-Tees areas proved to have the least faith in their driving habits as thirteen percent expressed doubts that an examiner would pass them.

Edmund King, AA president, said, "It is alarming to think more than three million drivers who have passed their test may not be safe on the roads due to a lack of confidence or competence to such a degree they don't think they would pass their driving test. 

"It is particularly worrying so many young drivers think they would not pass a retest, when it can't have been long since they took their test." 

Overall, 28% of all drivers asked stated that they were "very likely" to pass, with 55% agreeing that they were "quite likely" to succeed.

Young driver car insurance holders, including those who have taken out a low mileage car insurance policy, should endeavour to practise the driving skills and techniques they were taught when they learnt to drive and, if in doubt, might consider taking a further driver training course.