Insurance Costfor Young Driver

[Tatey]

First time poster here.

I'm 19 and im just about to finish my first year of a mechanical engineering degree. I'm really interested in building myself a roadster, i've just purchased the book and i was just wondering about insurance since im such a young driver.

I've held my licence for over a year now and have a years driving experiance as a named driver, i'll be getting my own policy at the end of August.

Will an insurance company even contemplate insuring me? If so how much would people roughly estimate, bearing in mind i've been quoted £1150, with a £150 excess, for fully comp insurance on a 1.7Di Corsa on my own policy.

If getting insured for the year wouldn't be possible then what would the cost of getting insured for the occassional weekend be? I'd hate to finish building the car to then find out i can't drive it.