Monday, April 13, 2009

Compare Car Insurance Policies to Get a Good Deal

The internet is one of the best places 1968 Topps baseball cards compare car insurance in order to source the cheapest premiums. You can do it from the comfort of your own home, in your own time and hopefully get a far better deal than the one planet robot currently have. However there are also many ways that you yourself are able to make Archie Comics on car insurance if you employ a little know-how.

One of the easiest ways that you might be able to cut down on the cost of your Space 1999 is to avoid automatically renewing the policy. While the insurance policy you took out a couple of years ago might have been the best deal for you then, you may be able to get a much better deal today if you compare car insurance policies online. Using a car insurance comparison service allows you to evaluate the price of the cover and some of the major policy benefits and features too. Above all, it's quick and easy to use.

Do you use your car a lot? If not then you could consider taking out insurance based on a pre-agreed mileage limit. You can set the amount of mileage you plan to do in the coming year and enjoy smaller premiums.

Another way of making savings on the cost of car insurance involves an initial outlay on your behalf. Installing security features on your vehicle such as steering wheel locks, an alarm, an immobiliser or a tracking device could all help you to save on the cost of your car insurance. You could recoup the money you spend on the security features by the savings you would make on the cover.

Secure your car

Still on the subject of securing your car, where you park your vehicle overnight can also influence the amount you are quoted for your cover. In some cases, if you park it on roadside overnight then you could expect to pay more for your insurance than if you park it in a garage or on a private driveway.

Consider the pros and cons of the amount of excess you could pay when you compare car insurance policies online. The excess is the amount you have to pay in the event of a claim. Most policies come with a standard excess that you will need to agree to, but you can elect to pay more. This is called the voluntary excess and by upping yours, you will get a reduction on the cost of the cover. However, do bear in mind that in the event of a claim, you would have to pay this amount out of your own pocket.

What is covered?

Do check the policy details to ensure that the quote does not include a feature that you don't want. For instance, one you like the look of includes breakdown cover, which you may want but it could also include breakdown protection for Europe. If you do not intend driving outside of the UK then this means that you are paying for something you would never use and could get cheaper cover elsewhere.

Finally, when you compare car insurance policies, remember that it's not just the price that's important, but whether the policy features and benefits meet your needs. There's little point in buying cheap cover that fails you in the event of a claim as it could cost you more in the long run.

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A Quick Jolt For the Auto Economy, Plus Ten

Thirty Billion Dollars is a huge amount of money, but it translates into less than $100 per US person--- a small price that we should all be willing to pay to give the Automobile Industry time to restructure itself and to save a few million jobs.

Give them the green, but have them pay it back in a more economy and environment friendly manner. Here's the deal:

Every new American-made car buyer would receive a debit card along with his ownership papers. The card could be used for anything Millie the Model than the car purchase itself. Card amounts would vary from $6,000 for "smart" cars, through $3,000 for fuel-efficient sub-compacts, $1,000 for other borderline greenies.

The debit cards would lose 20% of their value per month if not negotiated. All debit cards would function as free passes for all atomic disintegrator tolls so long as they are used with the proper automobiles.

The 60's gas-guzzler tax would be resuscitated and applied to all V-8's, SUVs, low gas mileage vehicles, and non-commercial-use trucks--- none of which would be eligible for the debit cards.

The tax would apply to all cars, foreign and domestic, and would be paid directly to a new private company formed by the top ten US insurance companies. This company would be the prototype business model for annuitizing the existing pensions of Social Security recipients.

And for the rest of us, let's encourage our elected representatives to try this list of popular economic stimulus ideas. Or, perhaps a better option, we could just fire them and start over.

One. Phase out all corporate income and nuisance taxes over a three-year period, 50% immediately. Then, assure that corporations use 60% of the savings for job creation and/or non-executive salary increases.

Two. Eliminate all death and gift taxes at any level.

Three. Eliminate all taxation of retirement income received from any source (including Social Security, IRAs, private pensions, 401(k)s, etc.), and paid to persons age 55 and over.

Four. Slash Social Security taxes 50% for every employed person, and initiate a mandatory deferred annuity program (see SSRIA) for younger workers. Phase out corporate matching Social Security contributions over three years, as above, and matching self-employed contributions immediately.

Five. Implement a tort reform strategy that reduces all claims and legal fees by no less than 60%, and provides controls to assure that insurance premiums are reduced commensurately. Adopt a 1963 Topps baseball cards of personal responsibility for poor judgment, ignorance, stupidity, and recklessness.

Six. Establish a usury law that limits credit card interest rates, requires monthly debt reduction for card eligibility, and outlaws all extra late fees and charges. Allow providers to freeze delinquent accounts, but require flexible interest rates based on credit scores. A rate cap and outlawing the unsolicited mailing of credit applications is imperative.

Seven. Establish a 10% Federal Sales Tax on all cash (currency) payments for goods and services. Federal sales tax receipts would be used to fund annuitizing of Social Security payments and to fund Medicare payments.

Eight. Replace the Internal Revenue Code with a combination of the Fair Tax and Flat tax proposals that have been circulating through the Congress for too many years.

Nine. Adopt comprehensive shareholder protection legislation that would control and regulate abusive salary and benefit structures afforded corporate executives.

Ten. Eliminate income taxation of all forms of investment income, including rent, royalties, capital gains, and interest. Landlords would be required to reduce rents proportionately.

Or, stop the war and spread the wealth around.

Steve Selengut

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