Car insurance certificates now available online Moneywise Magazine
30.04.10
Car insurance certificates can legally be issued online or via email from 30 April.
Where a customer agrees to electronic delivery with their insurance provider, a certificate can now be issued as an email attachment or accessed via a website. Previously only paper certificates, usually sent in the post, were valid.
The new rules come into effect after years of negotiation and will ensure that drivers have quicker access via the internet to their certificate if they need it.
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) says the move is environmentally-friendly too, saving 2,280 tonnes of carbon dioxide and up to 9,750 trees each year.
BIBA technical and corporate affairs executive Graeme Trudgill says: “After five years and discussions with numerous ministers, we are delighted to see these changes in legislation. This really will benefit everyone - a speedier service for clients and a real benefit for the environment.
"The post strikes really bought home the need for this change and we are delighted consumers will benefit from this.”
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I’m going through a bit of a financial crisis at the moment. Thanks to cutbacks at my job, I’m down to working four days per week for the next six months, which essentially amounts to a 20 percent pay cut. I doubt that my meager savings will help carry me through until my hours pick up again, so I have to go over my household budget and try to trim out any fat that I see. I think getting a bunch of car insurance quotes from different sources would be a good place to start, as the monthly premiums I’m currently paying are a bit on the high side.
Gathering a list of car insurance quotes from different providers used to be a time-consuming ordeal that I didn’t even want to bother with. That’s probably why I stuck with that other company for so long despite the ever-increasing rates. It was just a combination of habit and laziness — which ended up costing me a lot of extra dollars in high premiums. Fortunately, these days I can find enough car insurance quotes online to ensure that I’ll end up with a policy that provides comprehensive protection at an affordable price.
There are many websites out there that offer searchable databases that prospective customers can use. All I have to do is enter in some information about myself and my vehicle, and in no time I’ll get a bunch of car insurance quotes from carriers all across the country. Some are from the well-known, national companies, of course, but others are from places that I never would have learned about on my own. Since some of these smaller companies are actually able to offer more competitive car insurance quotes than the major carriers, I’m pretty sure that I’ll get a better deal out of this whole process — which of course is precisely what I’m after.
Now that I have a few affordable car insurance quotes in hand, all I have to do is follow up with the providers in order to learn the specifics of each policy. I want to know how if I’ll be locked into a long-term contract or if short-term options are available, and I’ll also have to ask about the deductible I’ll be expected to pay for each incident. In addition, I would like to find out if I can get extra discounts for being a good driver, not getting any tickets, having a late-model vehicle, etc. Those extras can really add up to significant savings, so it’s definitely worthwhile to at least ask.
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