Upgrading Car Insurance Features Could Cost Motorists More Money
Posted in Car Insurance, Uncategorized on September 8th, 2010 by Jim – Comments OffAre you tempted to upgrade features on your cheap car insurance policy? Well, doing so can increase the price of your premium. Adding more features to your policy can be a wise thing to do if you want more coverage, but it will cost you more. Try to get extra features included on the standard deal. Many insurers now add courtesy car and breakdown for free as an added incentive for motorists to buy their policy. Try and get one of these.
Adding new features like breakdown recovery can be advantageous, as no one likes to be broken down and stranded by the roadside. But with a quality car breakdown cover plan, you have no need to worry. The recovery company can be with you in around 30 minutes of you breaking down and the majority of call outs are fixed at the roadside anyway, so you’ll probably not even have to be taken to a nearby garage, in order to get your vehicle repaired or fixed. Some companies offer free breakdown on their standard policy or even discount it, so you get save some money. But, when it comes to breakdown cover, I would always go direct to the main supplier, as you are likely to get it cheaper with them. The Tesco car insurance policy will always cut you a good deal anyway.
If you have been involved in an accident and your car is out of action because it is being repaired, it might be a good idea to add a courtesy vehicle to your policy, so you can still keep mobile. As most of all need a car every day to get to work or take the kids to school. So how would you do that without a car? Well, that why a courtesy car is a good idea. But, it will cost you extra, unless you manage to get it as a free feature.
There is one feature that I would always consider paying for as an extra feature on to my policy, and that is protecting your no claims bonus. This only cost around £20 extra and means that you can have two claims on your policy over a three year period without it affecting your no claims. Discounts for healthy no claims drivers can get them huge savings off the price of the policy.