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How To Find The Most Affordable Auto Insurance

When shopping around for your car policy, it is often important to find the most affordable auto insurance. Does anybody want to pay too much for their car insurance? Over the months and years, a tiny amount can build up to hundreds of dollars. No-one wants to throw this kind of money away.

One of the best ways to get a good deal is to shop around. The biggest mistake anyone can make is to go with the first company that they come across, or go to the people you regularly see advertised. They may not offer you the best deal at all.

Don't forget how insurance companies work. They all have complicated algorithms which let them work out the insurance premiums of different groups of people. This is mostly based on the claims that people make. So, in your area, if most of the claims for company A are made by males in their twenties who drive sports cars, then company A will raise the insurance premiums of this group of people.

However, company B might not have any such claims for exactly the same area. This means that a twenty something male with a sports car would get two very different quotes from the two different companies. With this in mind, we can see how important it is to shop around because two different companies will give us completely different quotes.

It is good to create a list of companies you may want to approach. This could be based on adverts you have seen and on recommendations from friends. Ring them up and ask for a quote. They will need your personal details as well as those of your car or prospective car. Tell them that you are shopping around and need the best possible quote from them.

As well as this, visit a price comparison website which can check for the best offers around. This will involve maybe registering with the website and then entering your details. A website like this will check all the offers and tell you which the best one is. Don't forget, the higher you set the deductible amount, the lower your premium will be.

Not all companies list on the rice comparison sites, so it pays to do both and phone companies up as well. By shopping around and getting the best deal, not only are you finding a good offer now, but you are looking a savings of hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars over your whole driving life.

by: Lance Thorington




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