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Car insurance can be very expensive, so motorists need all the help they can get to keep premiums down - this article provides a selection of top money saving tips.
Car Insurance - top tips to keep costs down. Part 2
Author: Anna Richardson
- If you've only just passed your test, you could save money by improving your driving. Take Pass Plus lessons and you could save up to 35% on your premiums.
The lessons include driving in rush hour, on the motorway and driving at night, costing £15 - £30 an hour. Visit www.passplus.org.uk for more details. Taking a course with the Institute of Advanced Motorists ( www.iam.org.uk ) will also reduce your premiums.
- If you're buying a new car then find out what insurance group ( medical insurance ) it falls into before you buy. There are twenty insurance groups with 1 being the lowest and 20 the highest, so if you're caught between two cars and one is in a lower insurance group, you'll save money by choosing it.
- High spec and performance cars cost more to insure because statistically speaking, there's more chance of them being stolen or being involved in an accident. Save ( cheap loans ) money by choosing something a bit less 'racy'.
- A speeding offence could affect your premiums. Most insurance companies will turn a blind eye to one fixed penalty fine but above that you can expect higher premiums.
- If you've made it to that all-important four years of no ( bad credit loans ) claims, pay a bit extra to protect the discount, then it's safe.
- Some insurance companies will give discounts for cars with satellite navigation as it has proved to help prevent accidents by enabling motorists to concentrate on the road.
- Having an engine immobiliser or alarm fitted could lower your ( car insurance ) premiums by 5 - 8%.
- If you've got more than one car registered at your address, you can get extra savings by insuring them all in one policy.
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