Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Tested Steps To Dirt Cheap Automobile Insurance

By Chimezirim Odimba

You can bring down your rates dramatically by downgrading the scope of coverage you get. That's NOT advisable. However, you can pay much less for better coverage if you know the things that matter and and apply them rightly. Let's go deeper into this...

The longer you stick with the same insurer the more you stand to gain for two reasons: The long term discount and accident forgiveness. Depending on the insurer, you'll be eligible for a discount of 5% once you've stayed with them for between three and five years.

The accident forgiveness discount means that your insurer will not raise your rates if you file just one claim. It makes sense for the insurer as it is cheaper to give discounts to existing policy holders than to acquire new ones.

But it will only be right for me to also point out that in spite of these incentives, you might actually gain more if you switch to another insurer.

Doing business online is cheaper and more efficient. This also applies to buying and selling auto insurance. Compared to buying offline from a brick and mortar business, you'll save up to 15% if you buy your auto insurance policy online.

If you'll save 15% for buying online then it's certainly highly advisable.

While you do this make sure you give correct details. Insurers are mandated by law to cancel any policy once they can prove that the policy holder gave false details.

Don't also forget to confirm your preferred insurer's rating and standing with your state's department of insurance an other financial rating institutions.

Although this may sound funny, you can bring down your rates by getting married. I know you won't get married just for this but when you do, it will save you a bit in auto insurance. It's commonsense that every person becomes more stable and less reckless once they get married. This stability affects such a person for good when he/she is behind wheels. They generally file fewer claims and when they do, they usually cost less.

For people who are less than 25 years, car insurance rates can be quiteastronomical. If you fall into this age group you can get lower rates if you maintain good grades at school.

You need to have a grade point of not less than B to enjoy this good student discount. This will attract a discount of about 5 percent. This discount is given because insurers think there is a connection between good grades and a young person's composure behind wheels. It's quite hard to find reckless young drivers who maintain excellent grades.

People who have more than one vehicle will make huge savings if they insure them all with the same auto insurance provider. You can only do otherwise if the total of your rates across various insurance companies is less than what you'll get with a multi-vehicle discount if you buy from one insurance company. You can ensure you are choosing the best in your case by doing extensive comparison shopping. But anyway, a multi-vehicle discount is one way to get cheaper rates.

Take out some time to visit a minimum of five insurance quotes sites that provide quotes on auto insurance policies. Doing this should require around 25 minutes.

While you visit each site, make sure you input the same information. Doing otherwise will give you misleading quotes. When you've obtained your auto insurance quotes, compare them to determine which serves your interest best in price/value.

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