My girl friends son (Ben 17) ended up taking out his own insurance on a peugeot 106 1.1 with Quinn Insurance (NI) found it on Confused.com.
We tried all sorts of combinations, me as main- him as named, but he wouldn't get and no claims.
misses as main, massive voluntary excess and ben as named, again he wouldn't get any no claims.
We did get a quote from Tesco's Insurance for £534 but when we phoned up to double check they said that as he was the registered owner HE HAD to be the main driver, (Insurance Clause possibility- might catch a few people out that one)
He ended up taking his own insurance out without either of us as named drivers and eventually got it for less than a grand. well its better than paying out £2500 as some were asking for.
Clean Provisional Licence 17 years old Oxfordshire area.
he's already looking at a locost instead.... good lad