Published on 12, July, 2020
My daughter, 18, loves driving, but unfortunately her insurance has been cancelled because her blackbox caught her speeding. Now I don't condone the speed she was doing but this road is quiet and it starts off at 50 then goes down to 40. Everyone speeds down there because it is a straight, quiet road and is so hard to stick to the limit.
She has just paid for a different insurance but is now refusing to drive altogether because of the black box. She says that no one sticks to the limit and where we live it is mainly straight national-speed limit roads with forest on the opposite side. When she does the speed limit she feels so anxious and on edge because she feels pressured by drivers behind her because they try to overtake and make gestures at her. She says she wants a bmw because they "rule the roads" therefore she can stick to the speed limit and think nothing of it.
I personally do not know what to do anymore. Driving makes her happy overall but drivers are knocking her confidence. If anyone has any ideas, please please please let me know.
Hi, The black box will only be fitted for a set period, the only good side to it is that she hasn’t been caught by a camera. For the first 2 years new drivers only need to get 6 points to be disqualified. I can understand how she feels but changing car won’t help, I don’t think an insurance company would even insure a young driver with a high performance car. I did think about a classic car for one of my sons but then decided against it as they have no ABS, air bags or crumple zones.