Monday, June 8, 2009

Cheap Auto Insurance

By Ritchie Z. Saunders

Before you can acquire car insurance you have to supply your personal and vehicle information. This information will be used to know if you are a high-risk client or not. In the car insurance industry, companies use that risk factor to compute your insurance premiums. So if you're a high risk client it means you're going to pay higher premiums. But there are ways to lessen that risk in order for your insurance premium to subside. Here's what you can do.

Never park your car on roadsides near your house overnight. This can be risky since your car is vulnerable to car theft or even accidental minor collisions. If you have a closed garage, make sure you inform your car insurance provider so they can lower your insurance premiums.

The type of car you plan to insure - if you are planning to buy a car and you are concerned about the high price of car insurance, you might want to stick to cars that are not to speedy. Most fast and powerful car is expensive to insure so stay away from them until you can afford to insure those types.

The safer and more secure a car can be, the cheaper your insurance premium can also be. There are many devices that can be installed to prevent car theft such as alarms. Make your car also safer by fitting airbags so you will incur minimal damage in an event of an accident thus less expense for the car insurance company. In return, the car insurance company will offer cheaper rates.

Try to reduce your mileage - There is a saying in the car insurance industry "drive less and pay less". This is true since most car insurance company offers discounts to those drivers with low mileage count. The only way to maintain a low mileage is to take public transportation sometimes; once or twice a week will have a great effect on your mileage. As a matter of fact, you are also lowering the chance of getting into a car accident if you drive your car less.

Always remember, it's not that hard to reduce that high insurance cost. Just remember to make yourself be known as a low-risk driver and your premiums can drop gradually.

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