Trucks for youngsters / new drivers ?

[TheTreeWrangler]

Hi all ..   

 

so have had my lad working with me, he is turning 18 very soon and nearly finished his Alevels , he is still doing his driving atm, he has been real asset working with us, he works hard and knows his stuff, been great having him with us tbh, all of this is good and he has said he'd like to work full time for me, im never going to say no, and would rather pay my son and keep it in the family  .. ..  It would be useful to be able to send my son out on small jobs / clearance / pick up waste, logs / deliver logs , chips and such..   

 

the long and short is, I need him driving, and ideal world a little truck, not a tipper or anything big, just enough to deliver logs/chips , carry some tools / strimmer , mower, take some green waste, run a few errands, go to some small gardening jobs  ...   

 

Think the problem we are going to have is getting him insured, ?  I have started looking at these little 650cc trucks , like the Suzuki carry trucks , tiny things but look kinda quirky and prob enough for him atm ..  but most of these are jap imports and the insurance dont like it.. bigger trucks I doubt he would get insured ..

 

Wondering if there are any youngsters out there who went through this, or what did you do with your Sons, or when you started out  ?   lol was a bit different when I was younger lol.. .     

[Muddy42]

I think youngsters can generally get insured but it just costs the earth - £3k annual premiums etc. Have you considered a van?  Van engines tend to be smaller than a truck, which affects the insurance premium.

[Stihl123]

i have a 2015 Isuzu N35 120 that i put on our fleet, and there is no driving restrictions at all on this, any age

 

a mate lads recently turned 17, and he got him a mint 59 plate Jimny as was good on insurance 

could pop a little trailer behind.

Edited 3 hours ago by Stihl123

[Oldfeller]

I'm not sure if relevant today, but back when I was a young'n insurance costs were affected by the popularity of insurance claims, for instance mini,s were popular among young drivers ,  but the crash rate was high because of inexperienced drivers,  the premiums reflected this, certain 4x4,s are stolen to order and gain places an  increase on insurance, it might pay to approach a friendly broker and inquire as to what might be a good choice.

the next year all being well and with a years experience under his belt, the choices would broaden.

   

Edited 36 minutes ago by Oldfeller

[Mark Bolam]

I think if you cut off a chickens head and post a pic of the blood splatter we could probably advise you better.

 

I’m pretty sure insurance companies use something similar to determine their premiums for that year.

[Stubby]

What a hoot ! 😃