Cheap Car Insurance For Texas College Student

February 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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Reader’s Question:

My sister who is in college wants to have her own car insurance. My family however is hesitant because of the high costs here in Texas. What should my sister do so she can get lower car insurance?

Patty

Dallas, TX

You should tell your sister that cheap car insurance for young drivers in Texas may be expensive, but this does not mean that she cannot get one that is right for her budget. The common misconception that most car owners have is that cheap car insurance young Texas is always expensive. This is not true. As long as your sister proves that she is a responsible, skilled driver and a good customer, then she can be qualified for lower car insurance.

Ask your sister to harness her driving skills by enrolling in a driving school. Even if she knows how to drive, it is still better to enroll in a driving school. She gets a certification of her good driving skills if she enrolls in one. That way, she can vouch for her driving capabilities, and car insurers may giver her cheap car insurance young Texas.

You should also tell your sister to buy a smaller car such as a Honda Jazz. Car insurance companies rate this type of car as low risk compared to sports utility vehicles or vans. If she buys one, then she has a better chance of getting cheap car insurance young Texas.

Cheap SR22 Car Insurance For Students

October 1, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
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Reader question:

I’m a student and I got convicted for a DUI. Now that I have my license back, I’m supposed to file Texas SR-22 car insurance for two years. I hear it’s really expensive. Is there any way that I can get it to be cheaper?

George

Thank you for your question, George.

When you’re young, car insurance costs are often very high, especially while you are a college student and it is harder than usual to afford the Texas SR-22 car insurance rates. These high premiums might have you eating ramen more often than usual if you don’t step up and do everything that you can to get them to be lower. Lucky for you, being in Texas you only have to file SR-22 car insurance for two years, whereas in most places it’s between three and five years.

Over the next two years, though, I would pay close attention to my grades if I were you. The reason I say this is because the greatest car insurance discount you can get as a student is the good student discount, which most companies offer and which awards students who have a B average or above or a 3.5 GPA or above with a car insurance discount. I applied this to my own car insurance premium and receive fifteen percent off. When you are paying so much for Texas Sr-22 car insurance, such a discount can save a lot.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.

San Antonio SR22 Car Insurance – Great Free Rate Quotes

September 14, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: SR22 - DUI Insurance 

Reader question:

I need San Antonio SR22 car insurance and I don’t even have a car! What gives? I thought car insurance was attached to the car?

Gloria

Normally, it is.

When you have a regular insurance policy, your car insurance coverage goes with the car that you have listed on the policy. Most of the time, it does not touch any other car that you drive that is not listed on the policy, although there are instances in which your car insurance covers you regardless of which car you drive (such as rental car insurance coverage). This is the reason that, if you have car insurance for your car, you can allow other people to drive it even if they are not listed names on your car insurance policy, because they will still be covered by your own car insurance since the policy goes with the car. However, this rule does not always apply, especially when it comes to proof of insurance filing like the SR22 form.

San Antonio car insurance law requires you to file an SR22 form whether you have your own vehicle or not, so long as you have your driver’s license reinstated. For one thing, SR22 insurance puts you in a higher risk category which means you will have to pay higher rates for car insurance, which would not apply if you used your friend’s car with her car insurance policy at normal rates. It doesn’t make sense for a high risk driver to be using a low risk driver’s policy.

Another thing is that the SR22 car insurance is required to make sure that you have insurance coverage. The Texas department of public safety cannot track whichever friend’s car you might be driving, and cannot require that friend or relative to file any kind of SR22 form since you are driving their car. Therefore, if you want to have your license, then the responsibility lays on you, car or no car.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.