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Re: Motorists give up privacy to give small $ to Big Brother

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:50 am
by cbr600
KD5NRH wrote:
Fangs wrote:I'd put one on my dog...
"Sir, why do you have insurance on a car you only drive around your backyard for hours on end?" :rolll
Sir, we would be happy to insure your Jaguar, Beetle, Fox, Rabbit, Stingray, Barracuda, Impala, Cougar, Bronco, Pinto or Mustang. We'll even write a policy for your "hog" but we can't insure your schnauzer.

Re: Motorists give up privacy to give small $ to Big Brother

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:33 am
by Rex B
I personally have 3 cars that I drive on a rotating basis, more or less. 2 of them see about 5000 miles a year, maybe less.
I also have a spotless driving record, both for citations and claims. High credit score, no young drivers in the house, etc.
I'm about as low a risk as there is.
So I'm actively shopping for usage-based coverage at a price that reflects the small risk I pose.

Some of my insurance is currently with Progressive, but I'll never take a monitoring device.
It's not necessary. Every year my state inspection station records the mileage on an official document.
All they need to require is a photocopy of the annual inspection report.

And no, I don't use loyalty cards either. I shop at stores that do not require them, and avoid those that do.