New driver - parental controls

[Pantsnomore]

DS has just passed his test. As well as the minefield / expense of getting him insurance I was wondering if any providers have a parental control setting that will only allow him to be insured for journeys we have approved. Google not helping me out.

You're fully insane - what you're suggesting is risking PUTTING AN UNINSURED DRIVER ON THE ROAD.

In my opinion YOU shouldn't be driving if you're willing to risk the rest of us by putting an uninsured driver behind the wheel

Why do you want to ‘pre-approve’ his journeys then? Which you won’t be able to anyway as insurance doesn’t work like that

I think the issue with a 17 year old is the risk of:

DS - can I drive the car on Thursday.
ME - No, sorry.
DS - drives anyway.

In that case they’d have car privileges revoked and the keys temporarily taken away from them. DD shares my car with me - she knows that within reason she needs to ask when she takes it out, it’s not rocket science. No need for an app to do the parenting for you

So if you haven´t approved he would be driving uninsured. So what if he has an accident? Injures somenone? I am not sure you have thought this one through.

It seems academic anyway as clearly I'm
in a minority. But I hadn’t considered the risk of what if he drove it anyway. I’d argue that’s the same risk as what if he drove it before he’d passed his test - which he wouldn’t have done.

You’re not in the minority of wanting him to ask permission before taking your car out - DD knows to ask in case I need it for work etc but frankly the idea of using an app to grant him access to drive is absolutely batshit. If you don’t trust him not to do something silly with your car (which judging by your posts you definitely are) then he’s not mature enough and shouldn’t be driving full stop.

No teenager is stupid enough to drive without a license, plenty will take their parent’s car out without asking first though if they’re insured on it and within reason this is ok. Part of the reason of learning to drive is the independence it brings