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Our Learner Driver Insurance helps your child build confidence and their driving skills by letting them practise in your car.
Earn as you learn!
Our exclusive rewards portal is packed with discounts, offers and freebies.
Always be covered.
You can choose to always have cover, with continuous cover. Your cover extends once it expires by 7 to 90 days - your choice.
Your carbon is offset.
We’ll offset your carbon emissions and reward you for driving in a greener way as you learn to drive.
An affordable way to learn.
Our flexible insurance, means you only pay for the length of cover you need, from 7 to 90 days.
No risk to their NCD.
Your insurance is separate to the car owner's. If you need to make a claim it won't affect their (NCD) No Claims Discount.
No black box or curfews.
Just a helpful free app to help you improve your driving. There are no penalties or restrictions.
Getting learner driver insurance on a friend or family member's car is a great way to boost your confidence, gain experience and pass your driving test quicker.
Our flexible learner driver insurance allows you to choose how many days insurance you need, from 7 to 90 days.
For policies over 30 days long, you can always cancel and get a refund of the insurer premium for any unused days over the 30-day minimum.
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With The Green Insurer's Learner Driver Insurance, you'll earn Green rewards as you practise or prepare for your driving test.
You can spend your Green rewards in our rewards portal, it's packed with discounts, offers and freebies.
We select as many brands as we can who have a similar ethos to us.
You can use your Green rewards to buy eGift cards or even as a credit towards your next insurance policy with The Green Insurer.
by Paul Baxter | 14th February 2025
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Yes, learner driver insurance from The Green Insurer covers you during your driving test. Once you pass your driving test your insurance will end.
Yes, L plates are a legal requirement for learner drivers in the UK.
Driving without L plates or plates that don't meet the correct legal specifications, you could receive a fine as well as up to 6 penalty points on your licence.
By UK law, the L plates must be clearly visible to others from:
The L plates should have a red letter on a white background, they should measure 178cm x 178cm, other sizes are shown below
[image source: L plate size]
To drive your car, the learner driver must be insured. They can either be a named driver on your policy, or have their own separate learner driver insurance, that’s linked to your car.
If the learner is on your policy as a named driver, then your NCD is at risk if they need to make a claim. If they have their own learner driver insurance policy, then your NCD isn't at risk as it's a separate insurance policy.
The supervisor must be at least 25 years old. The must have a full driving licence for the type of car being driven (manual or automatic) and have held that valid licence for a minimum of three years.
Take professional driving lessons and practice on a friend or relative’s car to gain more experience and confidence.
Yes, learner drivers can drive on dual carriageways.
To drive on the motorway, the learner driver must be supervised by a DVSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) and the car must have dual controls.
It’s illegal for a learner driver to go on the motorway if they’re only accompanied by friends or family member.
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