Saturday, July 30, 2011

How Including Additional Drivers To Your Plan Can Affect Your Auto Insurance

By Adriana Noton


Auto insurance quotes can be received from online companies, through an agent or over the phone. There are many ways that you can get coverage. However, the quotes that you receive will be determined by many factors. These factors are used in calculations by the companies to provide you with the rate for your vehicle. If you have multiple people driving your car then they will need to be included on your policy. If you have multiple cars this can also lower or raise your rates.

Car driving history is the main resource that companies use to determine how well a person drives. They base their pricing on risks. If the driver has a high number of speeding tickets, at fault accidents, numerous damage claims, or non-moving violations they will raise the price it normally takes to insure them.

Teenagers are often quoted the highest rates for car coverage. They have the least amount of experience behind the wheel of a car. Seniors or older persons can also get high rates only due to accidents that they incur from not being able to see of having poor reflexes and decisions due to age. The majority of accidents are created by young people or the elderly. If you plan on adding anyone in these age groups plan on having an increase in rates.

Hot cars or popular cars often get stolen. The more popular a car is the greater the risk it is to insure it. Car coverage companies will raise the cost to you the insured driver to combat this risk. If you car is also rated low due to poorly manufactured quality then the cost to repair or replace it should it be in an accident is high.

The greater the cost of the car, the higher the amount it will take to keep it insured. A cheap vehicle will not take as much to fix or replace should it become stolen or totaled during a car accident. A luxury car will require more financial consideration for upkeep. SUVs, antique autos, and sports cars are all in the same category as a luxury vehicle.

The age of the vehicle that the you or another owns means that the value is generally less. With older cars that is owned outright one is not required to have full coverage. You can get opt for a collision only policy instead. However, if there is more than one vehicle that needs to be insured to exist on the same policy then coverage will need to be the same for all vehicles listed. So your older car will have full coverage if you also need to protect a new vehicle as well.

An advantage of having more than one car on a policy is that the overall price is lowered. Companies that provide protection for your vehicle give discounts. They are competing with others to get customers and will provide these incentives to lure customers away or keep existing clients.

If you need to change or update your auto insurance by adding an additional person it can create a positive or negative reaction from the car coverage company. The driving history, age or drivers covered, types of cars protected, market value of the car, and age of the vehicle will all play a part in determining the quote that you are offered. Make sure you know the person you will add to your policy and how they can change your rates prior to adding them.




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