What are effective ways to get my car insurance down?

I'm 17 and trying to find the cheapest quote for car insurance. What are some things I can do to get it down and what are the best places to look?

If it helps I'm trying to get insurance on a Ford Fiesta 1.25L Zetec 2002.

Honestly, the cheapest way to get your monthly premium down is to lower your coverage and/or increase your deductibles. The risk here, of course, is you get less protection from your insurance company.

Things insurance companies offer discounts for:
Multi-car policies (sign up with your parents if you can)
Good student discounts (if you have good grades, submit documentation verifying this and you'll get a discount)
Cars less than two years old (sorry, not applicable)
Being a member of AAA roadside assistance (a good idea, but a separate expense)
Anti-theft devices

Some companies will also offer loyalty discounts, safe driver discounts, etc. Memberships with certain organizations can also get you further discounts. Here's Geico's list, just as an example. https://www.geico.com/information/discounts/organization-member/

Certain driving courses (defensive driving) can get you an additional discount, too.

1. Live in a cheap area

http://www.motorcarinsuranceuk.co.uk/post-code-ratings.php

2. Add several years to your age (nothing much to say about that, unfortunately)

3. Take an advanced test (I'm or RoSPA)

www.iam.org.uk
www.rospa.com

4. Look on price comparison websites

http://www.moneysupermarket.com/insurance/
https://m.quote.comparethemarket.com/Car/about-your-vehicle/vehicle-details

Being a girl used to give cheaper insurance but the EU stopped that. Agreeing to a data collector being fitted will also lower the premium.

Your problem is that this is a group 7 car. At 17 Youll pay a fortune for anything not group 1 or 2

1. Move to a place where insurance costs less.
2. Wait until you are older.

Simply get as many quotes as you can stand. There's no magic insurance company or magic way (short of reducing policy limits and/or increasing deductibles… Not recommended) to reduce premiums.

UK. Answer

1 have a black box fitted if you drive well this will help.
2 add a parent as a second driver not the main driver. This usually helps
3 Park the car on your drive or in a garage at night.
4 Look at doing a pass plus course.

Drive safely and do not get any tickets or have any accidents. The first drop is a lot of money. We all have to earn our lower premiums.