Consequences of Insurance Fraud
They come from every social class and many occupations. Some wear white collars or lab coats while others wear T-shirts and work with their hands. They are the insurance fraudsters, and they take pride in getting away with something that many view as the ultimate victimless crime. Those who commit insurance fraud are attempting to cheat an insurance company. They normally do this on an application form by either entering false information or leaving out […]
Driving School for Tickets and Your Insurance
Most people only want to worry about car insurance a few times a year when they make their premium payments. However, if you completely ignore your insurance, your premiums could rise without you noticing, or you could be missing out on opportunities to get a discount off of your rate. Everyone knows that your insurance premium will rise in the event of an accident. But many people don’t know that something as innocuous as a […]
Using Uber? Consider This before Jumping in That Car
Whether living in a large city or a small suburb, citizens are always in need of transportation. While many individuals have their own vehicles to get around, plenty of others depend upon public transportation options such as buses, trains, and taxis. Some companies, however, have taken the idea of a taxi to the next level and recruited ordinary citizens to use their own cars to offer rides to those in need. This may sound like […]
A Snapshot of Progressive’s Snapshot: Usage-Based Insurance
When taking to the road, having auto insurance with proper coverage is a must. It can help drivers out of jams, offer them a financial cushion if the worst should happen, and ensure that any damage or injuries that come to them or people in their cars will be taken care of promptly and efficiently. While insurance does so much good, it can be pricey and can even become even more costly the more times […]
Checking Your Car’s Alignment
There are many reasons to have your alignment checked on your vehicle regularly, and as far as maintenance goes it is definitely one of the easy ones. First of all, a car with good alignment is a safer car; it is less likely to drift off of the road, and tends to go in the direction that you tell it to. Second of all, it will keep you tires from wearing as much which can […]
Foreign Car Insurance
When it comes to driving in a foreign country and making sure you are covered, it’s all about planning ahead. Sometimes we are more covered than we think we are and end up paying more than we need, or sometimes we are less covered than we think, and end up pay for it. Just like the US, most countries have laws saying how much coverage a vehicle should have, and you will get fined or […]
Emergency Vehicles – Be on the lookout!
Most people know that when they see or hear lights and sirens, we should get out of the way. More often than not it’s an ambulance, fire engine or police officer trying to get where they are going in a hurry. Unfortunately knowing and doing are two different things. Sometimes there is nothing we can do, other times people think that where they need to go is just as important. The law says that upon […]
How to Detail Your Car’s Exterior
In an earlier blog, we talked about how to detail the interior of your car. Well, what good is having the inside cleaned without having the outside done too? Today, we will talk about how to detail the exterior of your automobile. Don’t worry, the outside is much easier to do, less nooks and crannies. First you are going to want to park your car out of the sun, especially on a hot summer day, […]
Driving in a Foreign Country
Sometimes to get the full experience of visiting a foreign country, or to see some of the things that tourists don’t get to see, you have to drive there. Many Americans worry about driving in a foreign country, don’t know how to do it legally, or worry about the difference of the laws there. Not to fear, if you already have a drivers license, you can get an international driving permit that is sanctioned by […]
Most Stolen Cars
Whenever you’ve forgotten where you’ve parked your car in the parking lot, the thought might hit you, “Did someone steal it?” Afterward, panic ensues. Maybe it’s the fact that you love your car, maybe it’s the fact that even with your insurance, if it’s found, it will probably have to be fixed (and there’s always that pesky deductible), or maybe it’s the stuff that you have inside of it that is irreplaceable. But how likely […]