Can a learner get insurance on a 1.6 diesel?

Can a learner driver get insured on a 1.6 diesel or does it have to be below a 1.4?

Liz ONeill (Donegal)

Oct 2016 Filed under: insurance

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Expert answer

Hi Liz,

It will depend on your insurance company, but the sad fact is that insurers in Ireland are still wrong-headedly welded to the idea that a bigger engine automatically makes you a higher insurance risk. 

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor
@neilmbriscoe