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Car Insurance Comparison Sites – Things to Look Out for

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Car Insurance

Car Insurance Comparison Sites – Things to Look Out for

If you own a television, you can’t help but notice the car insurance comparison companies bombarding your screen with repetitive adverts. They tend to have an annoying insistence of making sure they’re at the front of your mind when you come to do your annual car insurance comparison. But they also provide a valuable service – on the whole. But how do you separate the good car insurance comparison sites from the bad? This is how…

<strong>Deciphering Car Insurance Comparison Site Advertising</strong>

Most car insurance comparison site advertising hinges on two areas – being the “cheapest” and market coverage. But they can’t all be the cheapest can they?! It’s “possible” that some sites ask independent researchers to carry out their work at the same time as running a short term deal with an insurer or two – there are external factors that can make them appear cheaper when it counts.

But the fact remains that the car insurance comparison sites are getting to a point where their panels are pretty similar and they’re using the same technology. Differences in prices across car insurance comparison sites will come from manipulation of your excess levels and how well they’ve mapped your details from their site to the insurer’s quote engine.

Also be wary of some very careful uses of terminology. One car insurance comparison site has suggested that they compare “over 400 prices”. When you think

Where To Look For Vintage Car Insurance

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Car Insurance

Where To Look For Vintage Car Insurance

Many people choose to restore and show antique cars as a hobby. Many of these cars price many thousands of dollars to obtain, not including the money, time, and energy spent to restore the car to its previous glory. This is why buying vintage car insurance is so important. Vintage car insurance will shield your investment in your car in the event of accidental damage or theft.


Vintage car insurance may as well be purchased from one of the independent insurance companies that specialize in insuring vintage and collector cars. Many of these companies will only insure particular types of cars, so if your car is a rare, hard to find model, you may have trouble finding someone to insure it. When researching these companies, be certain to ask about the experience and credentials of the company to be sure that the company that you are dealing with is a legitimate one. You do not fancy paying years of vintage car insurance premiums only to have the company disappear once you file a claim.


Many commercial car insurance companies are capable of also provide car insurance for an antique car. Also known as collector car insurance, these policies are tailored to the car you are attempting to insure. A representative will take all of your information and discuss different policy options with you to ensure that you are obtaining the coverage that you need. They will also help you to decide which types of coverage are within your target