The 5 Causes Of Rocketing Car Insurance For Teenagers - Part 3
I Know Where You Live!
When I asked my insurance agent why my payments were so high, he said “it’s because they know where you live”. Was this a threat?, Because it sounded like one, “Should I be scared?” I asked him, would they be sending someone round in the middle of the night to check that my tyre pressures were correct or worse still my oil level?
Why should where I live affect what I pay for my car insurance? When I first realized that it did make a difference, it didn’t make any sense at all; surely my 2 bed apartment couldn’t be held responsible if I decided to run a red light. It doesn’t affect how I drive or whether I was going to have an accident today.
Well, it soon turned out that it isn’t the fact that I live in a 2 bed apartment; it’s where that apartment is that makes the difference. Bottom line is, you will always get cheaper Car Insurance For Young Driver if you live in a rural location rather than a big town or city like me.
Why Is That?
If you live in a rural area, the chances are that the traffic levels are much less where you live. This translates into less chance of having an accident, which I guess makes sense, if there are less other drivers on the road, there are less people for you to run in to.
As well as lower levels of traffic in rural areas, there is, generally speaking, less crime. That means less chance of having your car stolen, less chance you will become the victim of vandalism, and less chance of your car being damaged while it’s parked out front at night.
What Can You Do?
Car Insurance For Teenagers can be very expensive, but moving your entire family just to save some money is probably a little drastic. If you live in a rural location then you’re lucky, you will more than likely pay much less than your city-dwelling cousin. If you don’t, and you live in the city like me, you will have to work extra hard on the other things that influence the price of your insurance to bring your payments down.
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The 5 Causes Of Rocketing Car Insurance For Teenagers - Part 2
The insurance companies tell us that there are 5 main things that affect the costs of car insurance for teenagers. These are age, sex, driving history, where they live, and the car they drive. From the insurance company’s point of view there are some very good reasons behind this, but there are also a few things you can do to minimize any impact these ‘rules’ might have on you.
In ‘The Causes Of Rocketing Car Insurance For Teenagers - Part 1′ we looked at how the type of car you drive can have a huge influence on the cost of Car Insurance For Young Driver and why choosing a brand new car might be the best option for you.
This article will look at how driving history will affect what young drivers end up paying for their car insurance.
Imagine You Are An Insurance Company
Your job is to make profits for your stock holders, and the way you do that is by charging as much as you can for the insurance you sell, but also by limiting the amount you pay out in claims.
Now think what you would do if you were contacted by two different young drivers looking for insurance. They were both born on the same day; both drive exactly the same car, live in the same town, and are both males. The only difference between these two guys is that Driver A has a perfect driving history, no speeding tickets or traffic violations, while Driver B has been stopped twice for speeding and once for running a red light.
If they were exactly the same in all five criteria, the cost of their insurance would more than likely be exactly the same. But remember what I said about “limiting the amount of money you pay out in claims”, which one of these drivers is more likely to have an accident and will most likely cost you more in payouts?
It’s Driver B obviously, which is why you would make him pay extra for his insurance, if you wanted to make a profit. It’s not unfair, it’s not personal, it’s just what they do.
Insurance companies assess risk, they are very good at it, but to calculate the risk they need information. This information comes from you, about yourself, and from national statistics. Unfortunately national statistics say that teenage drivers, especially males, are up to ten times more likely to have an accident than someone over 30.
What Does All This Mean For You?
It’s simple really, if you want to get insurance, and you want to get it at an affordable cost, you must keep your drivers licence clean. It’s not easy I know, but think about how different you drive if you have your parents in the car to how you drive if your friends are in your car. I know when I was younger my friends would always encourage me to go faster, and I did, but I was lucky I didn’t get caught. You might not be as lucky as I was, and while your friends might laugh at you if you keep to the speed limit, they will laugh even more when they see you walking to the mall or even worse catching the BUS!
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The 5 Causes Of Rocketing Car Insurance For Teenagers - Part 1
According to the insurance companies, there are five main factors that affect the cost of car insurance for teenagers. To a greater or lesser extent we have some control over three of the five factors that determines the price we end up paying. The five factors are:
- The type of vehicle the teenager is looking to insure.
- The teenagers driving history.
- The location of where the driver lives.
- The age of the driver looking for insurance.
- The sex of the driver looking for insurance - Are they male or female?
This article will be looking at the types of vehicle best suited to a new driver, but we will be covering the other four factors in subsequent articles. In order to get the cheapest car insurance for young driver available, it would be advisable work your way through the list to see if you can make any changes.
There’s a real dilemma when it comes to choosing a teen’s first car. On one hand, the teenager would like to buy the coolest car they can find, whether that’s a performance type car or one that’s been heavily modified - this would certainly impress their friends and would probably make them the most popular kid in school. The parents on the other hand, want everything in a car that is alien to a teenager, low running costs, stability, and above everything else safety!
Whether you’re a parent reading this or a teenager, there’s more than likely going to be an element of negotiation about buying the first car. For parents, you know your teen best, so you are best placed to decide just how sensible they will be when they first start to drive solo. For teenagers, your parents want to hear maturity from you - it will give them more confidence to buy you a car that better suits your needs than theirs. One word of caution though, don’t make promises you have no intention of keeping - if you promise not to speed and you get a ticket straight away, you will lose their trust and may end up losing your car!
If you can afford it, your smartest choice is probably buying a brand new medium sized car. This offers the best balance between safety, image and low running costs (insurance premiums). New cars today are much safer to drive than cars were ten years ago; they are packed with safety features such as airbags, anti-lock braking systems, and driver protection systems. So opting for a new vehicle might turn out to be one of the best decisions you ever make.
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Welcome To Car Insurance For Teenagers
Thank you for visiting Car Insurance For Teenagers. When you first start to search for car insurance for young drivers, you might find yourself in a state of shock as it starts to dawn on you just how much the insurance is going to cost.
Don’t despair too much though, because there are many tips and tricks you can use to get the cost down, while still staying legal and safe. We have set out to organize all of this information here, in order to help you learn more about young drivers insurance, and how you can save some money.
If you would like more information on specific topics relating to car insurance for young driver, please feel free to let us know. Thanks again for the visit and make sure to check back often to get the latest additional information on car insurance for teenagers.
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