flango
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Been there - you need to find something insurance group 2 if you can.
I got my son a Ford Ka - cracking little thing (in fact like the tardis inside) - handled well, not very quick = safe and also cheap to maintain.
Insurance - has to be in his name
Strangely enough I found insurance groups did not really matter for younger drivers (to an extent) what matters was how nickable the car was or how many of its type had been crashed. The Audi A3 Insurance group 10 was miles cheaper than a Polo Insurance group 3 so beware groups are misleading.