| They are tiny bikes that reach great
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| | going to make a big difference, but for a
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| speeds and make a lot of noise. But
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| | drink driving offence it is going to make
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| police have had enough of youths creating
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| | a massive difference."
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| havoc on mini-motorbikes and now have
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| | She says for example of how prosecutions
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| powers to seize the annoying and
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| | can drive up premiums, take an
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| sometimes dangerous toys.
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| | 18-year-old boy living in Hove, East
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| What's more, if children are riding these
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| | Essex. The youth drives a 2001 Ford
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| miniature vehicles on the pavement or
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| | Fiesta car. He has been prosecuted for
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| road, they face prosecution just like
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| | dangerous driving and has only had his
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| adults. Any penalty points handed out by
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| | driver's licence for a short time. To
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| the court will be kept on file and
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| | obtain fully comprehensive cover under a
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| activated as soon as they are old enough
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| | Direct Line insurance policy he would pay
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| to apply for a driver's licence.
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| | annual premiums of £2473.80. Without the
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| For those who have penalty points, it
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| | conviction the price would be £1908.90.
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| becomes increasingly expensive to gain
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| | What is interesting about this is that if
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| car insurance. And with respect to
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| | you take a female of the same age,
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| mini-motorbikes, you could have a
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| | driving the same car and from the same
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| situation where children have been
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| | area, she would pay just £1218 without a
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| prosecuted for dangerous driving on these
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| | conviction and £1576.05 if she had a
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| vehicles and then struggle to find an
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| | driving conviction. So she would in fact
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| insurance company willing to offer them a
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| | pay less for insurance even with a
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| policy to insure their car once they are
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| | conviction than a male her age without
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| at the age of 17 and have passed their
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| | one. Why the difference in price between
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| driver's licence. The best case scenario
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| | young men and women? The spokeswoman says
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| is probably going to be that their
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| | that it is because statistics show that
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| premiums are sky high.
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| | one in three young men have a serious
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| A spokeswoman for Direct Line Insurance
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| | accident within their first year of
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| says mini-motorbikes are now being
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| | driving.
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| treated as road vehicles and drivers of
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| | A spokeswoman at the Association of
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| them have to abide by all the same
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| | British Insurers says the chances are if
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| traffic rules as anyone else. But while
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| | you have been caught speeding on a motor
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| police can now prosecute youths on
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| | bike you are going to be more at risk
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| mini-motorbikes, they are not entirely
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| | behind the wheel of a car than others.
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| sure yet what the nuisance makers will be
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| | It's a known fact that young men are the
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| prosecuted with. "You could get
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| | most at risk of having a car accident,
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| prosecuted for uninsured driving, paying
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| | which is why they pay so much more for
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| no road tax or driving without a
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| | their car insurance.
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| licence," she says.
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| | "I think they make up 3% of the driving
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| She also points out that just how high
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| | population but account for over 30% of
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| insurance premiums will be for those with
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| | all of the driving convictions. It
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| mini-motorbike offences will depend on
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| | depends on the insurance company, but we
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| what police prosecute the offenders with.
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| | (the insurance industry) insure on risk
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| "It depends on what the points are
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| | and therefore we calculate our premiums
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| for...For a speeding offence it is not
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| | accordingly.
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