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Cheap Car Insurance — How To Get It

March 18, 2009

How far have you gone in taking steps to get the cheapest rates? Did you just give up after using the few recommendations you got years ago? Won’t you like to learn more since that will imply more massive savings? Then check if you’ve made use of these tips…

As an under 25, you can pay cheaper auto insurance rates if you use your parents’ policy. Your parents are part of a lower risk age bracket.

There are two conditions that you must fulfill for this to be possible: The car must be registered in your parents’ name and you must live with them. If you want to be the owner of your vehicle, then be the big boy or girl and also own the higher rates. Sorry, you cannot have both with this alternative. However, you can still make a lot of savings by clicking the link at the end of this piece.

Have you checked if your credit card company offers rental car coverage? More often than not, you’ll discover that your credit card provider has already given you this coverage as added value. So it’s a good idea to confirm first before you buy an unnecessary coverage.

For drivers who are under 25 years, auto insurance rates can be quiteexpensive. But for drivers who find themselves within this age bracket, getting good grades at school will go a long way to help you enjoy better rates. They call it the good student discount.

To enjoy this, nevertheless, you must maintain a minimum of a “B” grade. This attracts a discount of about 5%. This discount is given because insurance providers claim there is a connection between good grades and a young driver’s composure behind wheels. Reckless students are not likely to keep getting good grades.

If you’re a senior citizen your can reduce your rate if you take courses designed for older drivers. You can lower your monthly premium by as much as 10% once you pass this course. To find out the finer details of how this works and how much you can save with your insurer, consult your agent.

Young drivers are statistically very bad risks. More so, the younger an under-25 driver, the more they’d have to pay. That is why teenagers pay a lot more than 22-year olds.

So you’ll do well to NOT place your teenage driver on your policy. You’ll be made to pay very high rates if you do otherwise. Sign an exclusion form that will allow your teen driver have his or her own policy.

If a teen is keen on driving then then should be made responsible for at least the cost of their auto insurance. Teens who pay for their own auto insurance are more willing to take steps to bring it down. Your teen will also be safer as the steps that will bring down his/her rates will make her a more responsible behind wheels.

Your might be paying a lot more than you should because of some really unnecessary add-ons like towing. Have you checked to see if your credit card doesn’t already offer this as added value?

Even if this is not the case with your credit card company, you’ll still get better service and save more if you exclude towing from your policy and you a dedicated towing company instead.

You might be missing some discounts you qualify for with your preferred insurance carrier just because you are not aware of them. Since agents too are human they might not remember to tell you about some discounts you should take advantage of. You will discover simply by telling your agent that you want to be sure you have been informed about every discount possible for your profile. You might be surprised at discounts you’ve not benefited from.

Finally…

Make out some time to visit at least five insurance quotes sites that return quotes on auto insurance policies. This will take you not more than 25 minutes.

As you visit each quotes site, make sure you give the same information. Doing otherwise will produce misleading results. When you’ve received your auto insurance quotes, compare them to see which serves your interest best in price/value.

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