How can I get cheap car insurance? I don’t have a bunch of money and my car is not worth a bunch

Malen

Baltimore, MD

You can head right away to the insurance shop and save time-but you will be wasting a lot of money. Take time to know more about yourself and what it is in you that you could take advantage of to save on your car insurance rate.

You probably heard how high your neighbor paid for his teenage son’s insurance. Teens are statistically found to engage more in accidents so they are charged higher. The rates are even greater if they are male. The only time they can get lower rates is when they reach 25. If you are under this age, it is better to enroll in an advance driving course to save a few dollars. You can also avail discounts if you perform good in school. If you fall between 50 to 65 age brackets, you have the lowest rate in relation to your age. But don’t expect to have low rates if you are a 50-year old doctor.

Medical doctors get paid big time, but they also have heavy premiums-second highest, just a little under students. So if you are a farmer or firefighter, bring validations of your employment because your job has the lowest rate. Pilots, politicians, and homemakers have the least accident rates. Hence, they have the lowest rates in relation to their job. Soldiers, active or retired, are also rewarded for serving the country and they are expected to get at least 2 to 15% off their insurance rates.

You can get more savings if you pick the same company that insures your house or other properties. You may also insure your motorcycle in the same company.

While you have read that it is important to shop around to get the best quotes, it is even more important to continue shopping around. It does not mean that you have to settle once you have chosen your carrier. You must do a regular comparison of quotes, e.g. every 4-6 months. The dollars you save will surely be worth your time.

I will be adding my teenage son under my car insurance. I’m a single mom. I’m afraid that I might be paying more than I could afford on my premiums once I’ve added him under my policy. I’m hoping you could teach me ways on how to get cheaper insurance rates in Kansas City.  Can you help me?

Ruby

Kansa City, KS

I do understand where you’re coming from. I dreaded the moment too when I’ve added my daughter under my car insurance’s name. But you really don’t have to worry a lot. There are some factors you need to consider to help you get cheap car insurance rates for your teenage driver:

1. Check the available resources online. It’s always cheaper to get quotes online than from an insurance agent. Why? Less money is involved in running a website rather than paying insurance agents.

2. Make sure your teenager is studying more rather than partying at night. If he got good grades in school, then he’ll qualify for a good student discount.

3. Has your teen completed a defensive driving or safe driving course? If yes, then you can get as much as 15% discount off your premiums.

4. Is you teen’s car equipped with anti-theft devices? The more safety features a car has, the lower your rates will be.

5. Is your teen going to drive an inexpensive car? The lower the value of the car, the lower the rate of your premiums.
One of the best ways to lower your annual premiums is to have a higher deductible amount.. Like a $1,000, is what I carry personally.

Now, if you are a claim free and safe driver like I am, you could be saving a ton of money each year on your premiums.  People fail to realize that the deductible amount is only paid when they file a claim and their insurance company pays that claim.

Ask for discounts, you never know what you might be able to get and how much you can save by asking.  Some popular discounts can be given for:

1. Military personnel

2. Good grade students

3. Union membership and bank member affiliations

4. Safe drivers with no claims in last 7 years

5. Defensive driving school attendance

6. Clean credit history – used by many carriers to determine payment risk

Start surfing the net now and you can easily compare quotes in Kansas City. You’ll be shocked on how rates vary from one company to another. I wish you luck in shopping online.

Okay, I got into a car accident, and I didn’t outright cause it, but if it weren’t for certain physical limitations of mine, it wouldn’t have been as bad as it was. Will I still be able to make a car insurance claim for my injuries?

Lucy

That’s a great question, Lucy.

On every subject, there is a situation that is not as clear as others. While it is easy to say who is at fault when someone rear ends another car, it is a bit more difficult to say if someone had some sort of fault if their eyesight was not in good enough shape to be able to drive in the safest way possible on the road. If you have some type of physical limitation that makes you wonder if some of the negligence in an accident may be put on you, then this might make you think as little bit.

There are many physical limitations that have an effect on driving, and one of the main ones is eyesight. This is one reason why car insurance companies often only give discounts for senior physical car insurance liability premiums if those seniors get regular exams to make sure that they are in the best shape to be driving. There comes a point when simple corrective lenses do not work. However, most people are able to wear glasses and contacts to solve this problem. Then there are other situations–perhaps someone has a leg that shakes a little bit, which caused them to put their foot on the gas and make a accident caused by someone else worse.

There is an expectation from the car insurance company that a driver who has certain limitations will take certain measures that may be necessary to lessen or get rid of the impact that their problem might have on their driving. For this reason, there might not be an excuse if someone with very bad vision goes driving without their glasses. However, there are some conditions which may slightly worsen an accident, although not causing it, which are normally not dangerous and can not be expected to be taken care of in any other way; or if someone has already accounted for their physical limitations and is driving safely.

The truth is that the final responsibility falls on the person who caused the accident. It is their responsibility to make sure that it is safe for anyone who may be driving on the road or their property, regardless of their physical limitations. If someone plows into the side of your car, then it is not your fault that you were put into that situation, because that was due to their own negligence. Therefore, in most cases, you are not at all at fault.

However, there are some instances in which the situation may become a little more murky, such as if your problem should have been taken care of before you went driving or if it contributed more significantly to the damages. In these cases, it would be wise to hire a car insurance liability claim attorney, who can help you navigate the claims system and get the negligence quotient that you deserve.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.

One of the greatest ways to get good prices on your high performance auto insurance coverage is to take a defensive driving class, and this only takes up a little of your time. Remember, saving on your high performance auto insurance premium is great, but it isn’t a dire emergency. You can take one of these classes over a period of days, or of weeks, or of a couple months. It all depends on your schedule, because the ways to take them are so flexible that you can be flexible, too.

• DANGER defensive driving course.

This is a course that is offered to young people who have already taken a driving course and gotten their licenses. It is not a regular defensive driving program, but instead it is a touring one, headed by a famous race car driver whose intent is to teach young people, who have the highest likelihood to die in a car accident, how to drive safely and interact with the other vehicles on the road. This course costs about $75 for two weeks, a couple of days a week.

• AARP Hartford defensive driving program.

Not only can you get your cheap car insurance as a member of AARP, but even non members are allowed to take advanatge of their defensive driving course which can get you discounts on your cheap high performance auto insurance premium. This class generally takes a few weeks, and if you are an AARP member then you can get it at a discounted rate.

• Blockbuster defensive driving course.

You might be looking at all of the options above and say, but I’m still too busy. I don’t have time to take a class outside of the home. Well, that’s why the options are so extensive, so that the busy modern business person is able to meet their car insurance needs. Most video rental stores will rent you a defensive driving video or you could just buy one yourself for ten bucks from a convenience store. They’re everywhere, and they are okayed by your state and your high performance car insurance company.

Another benefit from these is that they can also often wipe a speeding or no insurance ticket off of your record, even a DUI in some cases. So not only will these get you a defensive driving car insurance discount, but they will also clean up your record, helping you to qualify for a good driver car insurance discount. So what are you waiting for?

How much does a non owner auto insurance policy tend to cost?

Greg

Thank you for your question, Greg.

Naturally, this price will vary depending on what vehicle insurance company you go with, but I would say that the typical non owner auto insurance policy costs slightly more than a regular car owner auto insurance policy. The reason for this lies behind the fact that it is a specialty policy and does not have a vehicle attached to it, and a vehicle is normally a very big factor in the insurance score of a person that determines how high or low their car insurance premium will be. A person with a non owner auto insurance policy will be using various vehicles, all with different safety and theft ratings.

Just like with a regular vehicle insurance policy, though, you can get discounts and cheap car insurance rates on your non owner auto insurance policy. The way to do this is much the same. You raise your deductible, you get a good driver’s discount, and you purchase all of your insurance policies with the same company so long as it is possible. Non owner auto insurance does not have to be expensive, and it is well within the reach of many who cannot afford to own a car.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.

When I turned 16 and got my first car, I also got added to the car insurance policy that my parent’s had. Now I’m leaving state to go to school elsewhere, so I’ll be getting my own new student car insurance. I know it will be more expensive, but how do I make it cheaper?

Sharon

It’s easy, Sharon.

First I want to remind you of the option to just not get a new student car insurance policy at all. If you are going to school in a different state, most car insurance companies will give a huge discount or not charge for you at all while your name is still on the policy, so if you leave your car at home you could end up paying nothing for car insurance and still be covered when you use it during visits home. This may not sound reasonable, but consider that if you are moving to a college town, not only will you live on campus but you will probably be able to get places where you need to go by taking public transportation.

If that isn’t what you want to do, or if your college town doesn’t have a good bus system, then here are some ways to get it done.

• Raise your deductible. This is the most basic cheap car insurance rates advice. The higher your deductible, the lower your premium. Just make sure that you can afford the higher deductible.
• Lower your standards. Pick a car that has some grey hairs and wrinkles, but is still safe. Older cars are cheaper to insure, and you also won’t need as much insurance. In the same vein, consider not getting that great stereo and those rims.
• Is your car worth less than your premium? Then you should only get the minimum state required car insurance coverage.
• Take a class in defensive driving.
• Maintain your credit report. It’s time that you are starting out in life and getting your credit going, so be careful now or you’ll have problems in the future.
• Look around for your car insurance company. Get instant online rate quotes and compare, compare, compare.
• Join an organization that helps you get discounted car insurance rates.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.

If I drive safe for three years straight, does my car insurance company have to give me better rates?

Don’t you wish?

Although it might be nice if safe driving automatically gained you cheap car insurance rates, it is not something that you can always take for granted. Some car insurance companies require longer periods of time, and other may factor in what exactly your previous offense were, or even how many non fault car insurance claims you have on record.

The best way to make sure you get better rates after a long period of safe driving is to make sure that you know this from the get go. Shop around and get safe driver auto insurance quotes online, and find out who gives safe drivers the best prices, when, and what the discounts are.

cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.