If you are a lady student, you probably feel like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders. You are in class everyday, paying attention, taking notes, doing your part to participate in class, only to run back to your dorm at the end of the day to get ready for an evening's worth of work. After all, someone has to pay for your food and credit cards, right? Instead of leaving work for a nice, relaxing night of sleep, you head to the library to study for a big exam in the morning.
Stress, stress, stress!
One thing that does not have to stress you out is your car insurance policy. You see, since you are a lady student, you are actually eligible for two different ways to get cheap car insurance: the fact that you're female, and your student status.
If you have purchased a car insurance policy on your own, your gender could get you a discount. Statistically speaking, lady drivers are safer drivers than gentleman drivers. This doesn't necessarily mean that female drivers are better at driving than male drivers, but it does mean that the majority of lady drivers drives safer cars, gets fewer traffic tickets, and is involved in fewer car accidents than gentlemen drivers. Therefore, car insurance companies are more likely to give cheap car insurance to lady drivers than to gentlemen drivers. So, if you're looking for cheap car insurance for yourself, make sure to ask the insurance company about discounts for lady drivers.
If you can't afford to purchase your own car insurance policy – period – consider staying on your parents' car insurance policy. It's better than driving illegally, and you can pay them for your part of the bill. Your parents' will get a discount for having more than one car on their car insurance policy, and your status as a student may even get them an additional discount.
Cheap Car Insurance For College Students
Getting the best insurance plan will help alleviate a few problems. You want to make sure that your teenage or student driver is insured but get low cost car insurance too.
Make sure to keep your teenager on your current insurance policy. You should be able to get a lower rate if you add on your teens to your insurance plan rather than buying a new one. You may also be able to get a multiple policy discount by adding them that way. If you have more than one vehicle be careful about which car the teen is assigned to. You don't want the insurance agent to assign them to the most expensive car.
Have the insurer assign the teen or student driver to the least expensive car. They will have to drive this car solely so keep this in mind. You don't want them to get in an auto accident in a car they are not insured for because there are penalties and increases in the insurance premiums that will undoubtedly follow.
You'll want to add on some additional liability insurance. This is important in the event that the teen or student driver gets in an accident and causes damage to a vehicle and is then shown to be negligent. If the teenager gets in an accident, and damages go beyond your insurance upper limits, amounts not covered by your car insurance can be cause for a lawsuit against you.
You'll definitely want to raise your deductible. Increasing your deductible will save you money on your insurance premiums. If you go from a $300 deductible to a $1,000 deductible you can save about 15%-25% on your premium. Make sure you get several cheap car insurance quotes
Insurance companies have quite different rates and price their insurance policies for student or teen drivers at different insurance rates. Check online with one of the websites that offers a way to compare rates from several insurance companies at one time before you purchase a policy.
These teen or student driver insurance tips will help you save money, get the best and cheapest car insurance quotes and protect yourself in the event that your teen is involved in an auto accident.
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