Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Looking For Low Cost Automobile Insurance?

By Chimezirim Odimba

There are little actions that will really help you get superior coverage at lower rates. Do you know those things? Let's look at a few here...

Do your utmost to always drive responsibly. It's a wise decision to NOT drive at all once you've taken alcohol(even if it's only a sip.

Driving while drunk, even if mildly will make you get very expensive rates if you're lucky or be compelled to be without car insurance if luck isn't on your side. While alcohol-related traffic offences have very immediate and grave repercussions, speeding tickets will also make you pay much more if they become frequent. For your safety then and cheaper rates, never violate any traffic law notwithstanding how minor you think it is.

We all know that hardly any other age range pays as much for car insurance as drivers who are less than 25. However, one thing you can do to attract lower rates if you belong to this age range is keep getting good grades. It's called the good student discount.

You must maintain a grade point not lower than B to get a good student discount. This will shave off up to five percent from your rate once you meet eligibility requirements. Students with good grades are usually considered more responsible and less prone to recklessness behind wheels.

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Belonging to an auto club could attract a discount with some insurance companies. Even though you shouldn't expect to attract huge discounts for this, each small discount you can garner will add up to much when added to other such discounts.

Some vehicles cost much to insure. Therefore, as you check out the exceptional specs of the vehicle you intend to buy, take some time to find out how much it typically costs to insure. A car of similar specification that has a poor crash rating and higher theft rate will be more expensive to insure.

In addition, it will also cost you more if a car is more costly to fix or maintain. Asking the right questions will help you avoid expensive-to-insure cars and attract more affordable rates.

Become part of a car pool if you can and you'll be eligible for a discount. The simple reason for this is that it lowers your mileage. And, the lower your mileage, the less a risk you are to your insurance provider.

For no reason should you allow your auto insurance policy to lapse.. People who allow this to happen to them attract only higher rates for a long time. Don't make this mistake while changing insurers because that's one situation where this happens to a lot of folks.

One way to ensure you do NOT make this costly mistake is to let your old policy keep running until you've confirmed that the new one is fully operational. As simple as this may seem, a lot of folks are bearing the weight of exorbitant rates because of just a little negligence.

Finally...

You can bring down your auto insurance rates by getting and evaluating quotes from at least five good insurance quotes sites.

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