There are a range of things to think about when getting your first car or insuring yourself to drive for the first time. The cost of the car insurance is going to be one of the biggest factors when you're looking for a car to buy. Even if you have some driving experience under someone else's insurance, the first policy you take out on your name is likely to be more expensive than drivers who have been insured for some time. Most first time car buyers will be relatively younger it is more likely they won't be able to afford larger, more expensive cars that would also be more costly to insure. But there are still plenty of factors to consider when insuring a car for the first time, and these will significantly affect the cost of your insurance.