Can you drive in France at 17 on an english full licence?

[Jc]

Makes you realize that there must be thousands of un-insured people driving around who do not understand that they have to their insurance company all these details.

[Ron Avery]

[quote user="Miki"][quote user="Les Chirons"] I believe all of French insurers will not allow any driver to drive your car if they have not held a FULL driving permit for a minimum of 3 years[/quote]

Our kids have driven our cars or their own cars from day one after passing their tests. We inform our insurer and chose to pay a franchise if they had an accicent.

[/quote]

I've just changed to CA, my previous insurer wanted to know about every new driver.  With CA it is slightly diiferent or perhaps the same thing as Miki  mentioned, except age was not mentioned, only the time a full driving license has been held which I suppose equates to the same thing.  Anyone can drive my car with my permission, but if anyone who drives it without holding a license for 5 years,  the franchise (excess) nearly trebles

[Sunday Driver]

[quote user="Miki"]
SD, one does not have to pay a large increase on the premium, if one takes the route we have always taken.
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I did mention a large increase in the excess, not an increase in the premium.....[;-)]

 

[Miki]

Beg yer pardon SD, I somehow thought that a large excess meant

that  higher payment was due for the insurance premium. Having

called what you say is an excess, a Franchise for so long I was

befuddled. [8-)]

I dont know though about treble increase or whatever percentage, one of

our cars went from nil to €900 on the Franchise for a named driver,

with a permis held for under 3 years !!