Your DLA car

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   Nobody
could have been more surprised than I was when I learned that I could have my 17-year-old
son as a named driver on my DLA insurance policy.  Certain models that appear on the Motability
website make the point of forbidding anyone under 25 years from driving, but
this is a lad who just passed his driving-test, at the first attempt, only last
April.  We have paid nearly £1,500.00 to
have him as a named driver on his Nanny’s little Fiat, so to find out he could
drive mine for an additional £73.00 p.a. came as something of a shock!

OK,
so there are additional factors, like an insurance excess of £450.00 for any
claim where he is the driver, but that is reduced to £300.00 if he has taken
the ‘PassPlus’, which he has.

The
question arises, however, that the DLA  car must be of principal benefit to the
disabled person in whose name the car is registered, regardless of whether or
not they can drive. A disabled teenager of 16 can qualify to drive; DLA cars
can be fitted with mobility aids that enable even the most challenged
paraplegic to live independently.  A
blind person can qualify, too. It must, therefore, be understood that the car
is for the principal benefit of the claimant.

As
a DLA driver, I am only too happy to let my wife take the car to go to Tesco; I
will benefit from the things she buys. 
My lad can now drive my car to the pharmacy to collect my prescriptions;
that’s a benefit.  And if he is prepared
to share the driving when we go and watch the Wolves play, well, that’s a
benefit, too. But he can’t use it to drive to the V Festival or Glastonbury.

Having
someone to share the driving is one obvious benefit, and someone who can run
errands when you don’t feel up to it yourself is another.

The
present cost of motor-insurance for under-24s is a huge impediment to young
people gaining driving experience; in fact, the premium is increased when the
young driver passes their driving-test. For those reaching the age of 25,
premiums are reduced quite significantly, provided there have been no claims,
of course, and, as an additional bonus, for someone of that age who can show
evidence of having been a named driver on another policy, there will be further
reductions.

Richard

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Richard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Oct 2010 Location: Shropshire Points: 53	Post Options Post Reply Quote Richard Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Your DLA car Posted: 29 Aug 2011 at 9:58pm
	Nobody could have been more surprised than I was when I learned that I could have my 17-year-old son as a named driver on my DLA insurance policy. Certain models that appear on the Motability website make the point of forbidding anyone under 25 years from driving, but this is a lad who just passed his driving-test, at the first attempt, only last April. We have paid nearly £1,500.00 to have him as a named driver on his Nanny’s little Fiat, so to find out he could drive mine for an additional £73.00 p.a. came as something of a shock! OK, so there are additional factors, like an insurance excess of £450.00 for any claim where he is the driver, but that is reduced to £300.00 if he has taken the ‘PassPlus’, which he has. The question arises, however, that the DLA car must be of principal benefit to the disabled person in whose name the car is registered, regardless of whether or not they can drive. A disabled teenager of 16 can qualify to drive; DLA cars can be fitted with mobility aids that enable even the most challenged paraplegic to live independently. A blind person can qualify, too. It must, therefore, be understood that the car is for the principal benefit of the claimant. As a DLA driver, I am only too happy to let my wife take the car to go to Tesco; I will benefit from the things she buys. My lad can now drive my car to the pharmacy to collect my prescriptions; that’s a benefit. And if he is prepared to share the driving when we go and watch the Wolves play, well, that’s a benefit, too. But he can’t use it to drive to the V Festival or Glastonbury. Having someone to share the driving is one obvious benefit, and someone who can run errands when you don’t feel up to it yourself is another. The present cost of motor-insurance for under-24s is a huge impediment to young people gaining driving experience; in fact, the premium is increased when the young driver passes their driving-test. For those reaching the age of 25, premiums are reduced quite significantly, provided there have been no claims, of course, and, as an additional bonus, for someone of that age who can show evidence of having been a named driver on another policy, there will be further reductions. Richard
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