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Should we buy a car when my child's learning to drive?

An L plate on a car
Learner drivers can benefit from having their own car – but it can cost a lot to insure. Photograph: PA

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

Our daughter, 17, wants to learn to drive. Do we buy a cheap car (that will cost loads to insure) that she can use to learn and practice? Or is cheaper to hand her over to a local instructor and pay for more lessons? What would other parents advise?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions tomoney@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, the Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.

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