6 Time-Tested Car Insurance Savings Steps
October 20, 2009 by Adunaiy Donaul
Filed under Car Insurance
You will easily spend less for sufficient coverage if you have and use the right recommendations. It is also necessary that I point out that there are tips that might put you at risk even if they save you for now. Here are some proven ways to pay far less without putting yourself at risk…
1. People who do NOT make claims for more than three years usually enjoy a special discount for it. Some insurance companies may not present this without some persuasion.
Your agent must be made to realize your displeasure with their refusal to offer you such a discount and do NOT fail to stress that you might switch to a different insurer. As a matter of fact, you should leave them because you’ll certainly find a better deal with another company if you’ve kept a clean slate for this length of time.
But more often than not the threat of switching from you will be enough to force them to shift grounds.
2. Some insurers will give you a discount if you belong to an auto club. Even if this discount is negligible it’s still some savings for you.
3. You’ll pay much more on car insurance if you stay in New York City than you would if you stayed in some sparsely populated area. If you can reside in a sparsely populated area you’ll get the cheaper quotes since the risk of vandalism, crash or theft is quite low in such places. The more heavily populated your city of residence is, the higher your rates.
4. Young drivers are statistically very bad risks. Even in this age bracket, a 23-year old driver will pay much less than a 17 year old all other things being equal.
Therefore, as much as possible, do not place such a driver on your own policy. It will have an adverse effect on your rate. You can discuss with your agent about signing an exclusion form so that your teen driver can have his/her own auto policy.
Let your teen bear the responsibility of paying for their auto insurance. Teens who pay for their own auto insurance are more willing to take steps to bring it down. The full implication of this is that your teen will be a lot safer as they’d do their best to avoid inflating their rates.
5. You’ll get a No Claims bonus or discount if you do not make any claims for about four years. Those who understand how to take advantage of this often handle very minor repairs and fixes and so easily become eligible for this discount. So check what it will cost you to fix the problem and what you’ll gain with a No Claims discount and choose whichever will serve your best interest.
6. You’ll save if you exclude rental car coverage from your policy. Do this unless your credit cards does not offer you the benefit of rental car coverage. More often than not, you’ll discover that your credit card provider has already given you this coverage as added value. You’ll simply avoid duplicating coverage if you check before you decide if it’s necessary to still add rental car coverage to your policy.
Get more tips at Auto Insurance Quote and Car Insurance For Woman. Chimezirim Odimba writes on insurance.
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