On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:05:40 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:29:15 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>When you say 'insurance' do you mean insurance cover for accident
>>>damage, theft, personal injury etc.?
>>
>>
>http://www.insure.com/articles/carin...ge-levels.html
>>
>>
>Ah. Thanks. We have something called "The Road Accident Fund" here
>instead. It's not ideal, but that's the way it is.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Accident_Fund
>
>But a lot of people do buy their own private car insurance from one of
>the many insurance companies we have here - and depending on the car
>one drives and/or the level of cover one takes, it can get rather
>expensive. Sigh.

We don't have socialized car insurance over here.
>
>BTW, most insurance companies charge higher premiums for drivers under
>the age of 25 and the excess (deductible?) amounts that one has to pay
>are higher for those people too.

That's the case the world 'round, I guess, because younger drivers
tend to drive as if their car was a built like a tank and they were
immortal.


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