In these days of compact urban areas and great public transport more and more people are questioning whether they need a car at all, the problem with giving up your car however is giving up the freedom it affords you when it comes to trips away and spontaneous tasks you may wish to complete. A good compromise is to keep the car but reduce the cost of maintaining it by only insuring it when you need to. A new type of insurance available to the public known as one day car insurance fits the bill perfectly, as the name suggests it allows you to insure your private vehicle for a period as small as a day, but it can also be used to insure the vehicle for anywhere up to… Continue reading
It was not so long ago that getting car insurance for a short term was a major hassle and required the use of a specialist insurance broker. These days one day car insurance is readily available to the public and can serve as excellent coverage either for people who use their cars infrequently or for those that are using someone else’s car for a short period of time.
To break it down into simple terms one day car insurance is exactly the same as an annual policy but the coverage only lasts for a day. The policy can be extended up to 28 days but generally one day is the term it is taken out for. The policy covers the car against any damage caused by the driver and in the… Continue reading
With the economy still looking gloomy many people are searching for ways to save money, one way that you can save yourself both time and money is by hunting out inexpensive car insurance, and using a few tips from in this article to insure you are getting the best deal.
Many people start their search for suitable car insurance soon after purchasing a car, and while this is the correct thing to do in terms of covering your insurance liability, the order that you do these two things in car end up saving you a lot of money. When insurance companies work out their base premium for each a car they generally look at the accident potential of the car and the type of people who drive it. Because insurance companies… Continue reading
With the economy still looking a bit questionable people are looking for ways to save money and unfortunate for many this has meant cancelling their car insurance, this should be the last money saving measure taken as not only is driving uninsured illegal, it’s also incredibly dangerous. Most of the time there are not many options for someone already owning a car to lower their premium, however for someone looking to buy a car there are a few options for getting inexpensive car insurance.
A good way of instantly saving 10% is to offer to pay your annual premium up front. The normal way of paying for insurance is by having the insurance company remove the money out of your bank account once a month, because of the problems that insurance… Continue reading
Taking out car insurance for teenagers can be a real eye opener as to how insurance premiums are calculated. Often a parent taking out an insurance policy for their teenage child for the first time will notice that the premium can three and even four times as much as they would expect to pay for the policy if it were under their name. The main reason that premiums for young drivers are so much higher than those of adults is because statistically teenage drivers and especially male teenage drivers are much more likely to crash than those over the age of 25. Being young is not a factor that you can attempt to change in order to reduce your insurance premium; however I have compiled a few factors below that… Continue reading