Car Insurance and Teens

Cheap Car Insurance Is Valuable for Teens

Young drivers are considered to be more of a risk in the insurance company’s way of thinking and extending coverage. It comes from the documented fact that young drivers tend to have more accidents and more costly accidents because of their lack of experience. With that acknowledged, is there such a thing as cheap car insurance for young drivers? Yes, with diligent searching in two main areas, a young driver can find a good insurance premium.

Parents Policy

Parents can add their teen to their current insurance policy, but should probably ask for a price quote before they automatically do so. There are discounts available when such an addition is made:

  • Driver’s Education Class: Completing a driver safety course may result in a reduced premium for the teen driver on a parental policy.
  • Teen is away at school: Some insurance companies give a discount if the young driver is away at school and the school is more than 100 miles from home.
  • Good grades: As well as the Driver’s Ed. Certificate, take along the grade report for your young driver when adding them to the parental policy if he or she has good grades ( B or better). If the teen is diligent enough to work hard in school, he is probably intelligent enough to realize that safe driving is important.

Solo Policy

Comparing rates is the best option for finding cheap car insurance for young drivers. Online calculators help teens do this fairly simply and consider individual items such as gender, home location, driving record and the type of vehicle needing to be insured.

1)    Teens should consider and take advantage of any discounts offered by the company for:

  • Continuous insurance coverage within the last 30 days.
  • Short commute to work or school
  • Completing a Driver’s Ed. course
  • Good grades in school
  • Consider carrying a higher deductible for physical coverage.
  • Avoid buying expensive collision coverage if the vehicle is of little value.
  • Consider having the payment deducted periodically from your account to avoid billing fees or completely avoid fees by paying the premium in full for 6 months or a year in advance.
November 1, 2011 · Posted in Insurance  
    

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