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Discount Auto Insurance – Based On How You Drive

Discount auto insurance is now available by how far you drive. It is now available on both coasts. The thinking behind this program has been around for a long time but now auto insurance carriers are starting to put in place a program. When getting your next auto insurance quote see if it is available.

The concept was first introduced on the west coast as a pilot discount auto insurance program and it was just recently been approved for New Jersey through Progressive insurance. There is only one more company currently I am aware of that offers auto insurance quotes like this; GMAC Insurance who only has it available to those who have Onstar in there vehicles.

Progressive insurance will send you a devise you attached to you automobile to track your mileage, speed you drive and breaking habits. GMAC’s Onstar program is a little different. They use the GPS system already provided in you car but I’m not sure of how they measure your driving habits. This causes concerns to some people that are trying to cheap auto insurance.

Many government officials and non-profit organizations have questions about the tracking measure that will be used. Some feel by adding one of these devises to your car you could be giving up some constitutional freedoms. The other concern is that it will not benefit people that live in rural areas because they need to drive further than the average city dweller daily.

You can receive a discount on your automobile insurance as high as 9% over people that don’t part take in the program. One of my concerns is how much your auto insurance premium will increase if your driving behavior doesn’t fit the auto insurance company norm. Also how does the insurance company determine what is the correct breaking pressure?

A concern of mine is if this program is picked by all the main insurance carriers in the future if you don’t part take in the program will your premiums automatically increase. I understand the insurance company’s point of view of offering lower rates to more responsible drivers that do not drive that far but years down the road how will this affect all of us?

This program was put in place in New Jersey on August 8th of 2008. Let’s wait to see how long it will take to be rolled out in all the states. It will also be interesting to see if other insurance companies put together a similar program.

I believe it should be your decision to make if you want to participate in a program like this. You know how you drive and how far you drive. I am totally open to the concept but I am a little weary about how they might track my driving habits and what they are compared too.

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