Know what a car really costs before you fall for it.
Built for 17–24s and the parents helping them. The number that matters — what it costs to keep, per month — shown up front, wherever you found the car.
- Every figure cited to its source
- Real DVSA MOT data on every car
- Drive-away insurance in minutes
Every number checked. Every source cited.
Insurance, tax, fuel and MOT — estimated from government and industry data, never guessed. This is what we check before you go and see a car.
The running cost
What it costs to keep, per month — not just the sticker price.
- Insurance estimate for your age and postcode district
- Tax, fuel and MOT baked into one monthly number
- Every figure cited to a public source
The car itself
What the history says before you go and see it.
- Full MOT history, linked on gov.uk
- What this model actually fails on — real DVSA data
- The red flags to look for at a viewing
The cover
Sorted for the drive home, and honest about the year ahead.
- Drive-away insurance in minutes
- Black-box options that genuinely cut premiums
- Introductions to authorised providers only
Built for wherever you're buying.
Found it on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree or a forecourt? Vouched works out what it'll really cost to keep — before you hand over a penny.
Find your match
Tell us your age, postcode and budgets — we rank 164 first cars by what they cost to keep, not just the sticker price.
See the true cost
Insurance at your age, tax, fuel and MOT as one monthly number — every figure cited to its source.
Check the car
MOT history on gov.uk, what this model actually fails on, and the red flags to look for at a viewing.
Drive away insured
Instant drive-away cover at handover, then a proper annual quote — with a black-box option that actually saves you money.
Insurance is a postcode lottery. See where you land.
Where a car sleeps at night moves its premium. Our free risk map scores every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Scotland from open data — these are the district extremes:
Typical annual premium, base profile — how areas compare, not a quote for you.
The cars people actually buy first.
164 first cars, ranked honestly by cost-to-keep — the shortlist that fits your budget, not a 400,000-listing haystack.
Ford Fiesta 1.1 Trend
42,300 miles · petrol · group 5 · Walthamstow
Volkswagen Up! 1.0
38,900 miles · petrol · group 2 · Croydon
Toyota Aygo 1.0
51,200 miles · petrol · group 3 · Ilford
Example cars for illustration — running costs computed live from our data. Featured, checked cars land soon.
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