Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Reducing Your Car Insurance Premiums

When it comes to reducing your car insurance premiums you can
do a lot to help yourself. However one of the biggest ways in
which you can make savings is by choosing to look around for
your car insurance. Not only should you shop around, but the
best place to look for your car insurance is by doing so online.


Reducing your car insurance premiums isn't really all that hard
just type in the words "car insurance" on any popular search
engine and it will give you a huge range to choose from. Of
course while this is the best place to look when it comes to
purchasing your car insurance, there are some factors that you
should have given some thought to beforehand.

To begin with when it comes to reducing your car insurance some
thought should be given as to the type of car that you should
get. The smaller the car, the less your car insurance will cost
you, if you choose a car with a bigger engine then your premiums
will be a lot higher. Another factor to take into consideration
when it comes to choosing your car is to avoid buying one which
is imported, this is usually because the cost to repair them is
more expensive.

The more security features that you install on your car, then
the safer it is classed, and as such this can help to bring down
your premiums. Many insurers will have listings giving you
information on the brands and types of security features that
they class as being better than others, simply by installing
these you can reduce your car insurance premiums.

One of the biggest ways you can make savings is by having a
clean driving record; if you have points on your record then
this will boost up the amount that you are quoted for your
premium, however when applying for your insurance online it is
essential that you be totally honest if you do have points.

Always make sure that you don't include people on your
insurance that aren't going to be driving your car on a regular
basis, the more people that you have on your insurance then the
higher the premium will be, so if you have family members listed
then consider removing them to save on your premium.

Other ways in which you can reduce your car insurance premium
is to take advanced driving lessons to boost your safety record
and if you are a young driver, an older driver or a woman driver
then check out the many specialist sites which cater
specifically for age and gender.

About The Author: Louis Rix is a Director of NetCars
(http://www.netcars.co.uk), one of the UK's leading motoring
websites. First established in January 2000, its mission is to
become the UK's number one site for used car searches and
motoring information. NetCars also provide car finance, loans
and insurance.

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