Affordable Car Insurance

Article by Brent A. Kenny

Affordable car insurance is basically an insurance policy that you can afford to pay. You must make sure, however, that what is affordable when you purchase the policy remains affordable when you have a collision. This is not always the case.

One of the options you have when negotiating cheap car insurance is your deductible. That can make a tremendous difference to your policy cost, but when the time comes that you have an accident then it can cost you a lot of money that you might have forgotten that you agreed to pay. You end up with no money or no car. Naturally if you are loaded it makes no difference, but then neither do you need the high deductible for the low cost auto insurance.

Another option that could end up biting you on the booty is to have a sole driver agreement. You can bet your soon to be sore booty that when the time comes then you will relent to your son’s or daughter’s pleadings and let them the car only for that one special night. You know the rest and will need a pillow to sit on. You could even lose your car if your insurers refuse to relent – and why should they?

The message from these examples are clear: go for the most inexpensive car insurance you can get by all means, but make sure that the options you agree to will be suitable for you. Otherwise pay the extra and sleep better at night. Even the most affordable policy is not worth the worry of having to pay too much yourself in the event of a collision or of upsetting your children through your meanness.

You can also get an affordable car insurance rate if you have all the safety features you can think of. ABS braking (advanced braking system), car theft alarms, steering locks and any other anti-theft devices help you to get a cheap quote, as do air bags for passengers as well as drivers, and side air bags particularly impress them.

Lumping all your insurances with the same company is guaranteed to work, and you can dramatically reduce the cost of your child’s student car insurance by adding it to yours. Auto insurance comparison can help by pointing you in the direction of the cheapest company and you could secure an even more inexpensive rates if you inform your regular auto insurance company of what you have been offered. Nobody likes to lose a customer, and might lower their price below what they would normally offer just to retain your business.

Car insurers are hard nosed people, and not normally associated with philanthropy, but you can make them bend with persistence. They have pride, and your best chance of a reduction in your current policy is to let them think that they are to lose you to a competitor. Just make a small comment to the effect that they are seeking online testimonials, and you might get a positive reaction.

Have you though of asking your company if they have a group discount facility, whereby employees can get cheap policy with the company insurance providers? If so get a quote, and if not ask why not? Most companies have leverage with their insurance companies and there is no reason why they cannot use that to get their employees more affordable quotes. In fact if they fail to do so it should be regarded as negligence!

Finally, how about taking an advanced driving course? You want the cheaper car insurance after all, so why shouldn’t you do something to earn it. An advanced driver’s course will almost certainly reduce your premium. If your auto insurer refuses, then threaten to switch companies. That will change their minds.

If you want more affordable car insurance, you have to be prepared to do something to earn it, but don’t overstretch yourself on the deductible unless you can really afford it.

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