Saturday, October 17, 2009

Affordable Automobile Insurance -- Steps For Cheaper Rates

By Chimezirim Gabriel Odimba

Certain suggestions for reducing your rates do reduce the scope of coverage you get and so are NOT advisable. But here's a smarter way: Apply the correct steps and do certain things right and you'll get big discounts I'll explain how...

1. You can lower your premium by positioning yourself for a multi-vehicle discount. You can only do otherwise if the sum of your premiums with various insurance carriers is lower than what you'll get with a multi-vehicle discount if you buy from one insurer. You can find out which will serve you best by first doing a little research before making this decision. Insuring more than one vehicle with the same insurer will always result in a reasonable discount.

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2. We all are aware of the fact that hardly any other age range pays as much for auto insurance as drivers who are less than 25. However, one thing you can do to attract more affordable rates if you belong to this age bracket is keep getting good grades. They call it the good student discount.

You must have a grade point not lower than B to have this good student discount. This attracts a discount of about 5 percent. Experience has proven to insurers that what makes a student keep getting excellent grades is a level of responsibility which such students also maintain behind wheels. It's quite hard to find reckless under-25 drivers who keep getting wonderful grades.

3. Does a child on your policy not use the vehicle for a protracted period? Then you deserve a discount for this. Take advantage of this if your child is in college. Just note that some insurance companies don't offer this discount.

4. People who live in densely populated cities are more likely to experience one type of vehicle accident or another when compared to folks who live in rural areas. Rural areas get much lower rates since they are less susceptible to risks of vandalism, theft, collision and other challenges that are generally typical of highly populated areas. The more densely populated your city of residence is, the higher your rates.

5. 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.

This means that you'll help keep your rates down if you do NOT have a teen driver on your policy. You'll be made to pay very high rates if you do otherwise. You can discuss with your agent about signing an exclusion form so that your teen driver can have his/her own auto policy.

It's a fair price for them to pay to enjoy the adult privilege of driving. Teens who pay for their own auto insurance are more willing to take steps to bring it down. This by extension means that such a teen driver will be more responsible behind wheels since they bear the full cost of their actions. - 2368

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