GasBuddy Blog

GasBuddy News Article

votes

Does your auto insurance company overlook your safe driving record?

GasBuddy Blog -- In a perfect world we'd like to think that if we always drive responsibly and safely then that will be reflected in the price we pay for auto insurance coverage. And regretfully, that assumption has no basis in fact.

According to a report on auto insurance pricing from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the use of nondriving-related factors in rating drivers is especially costly to low- and moderate-income motorists, who often see higher costs for coverage even if they have a better driving record than richer, more educated counterparts.

Does that make sense?

The CFA study, which covered 60 insurance quote pairings gathered from the nation’s five largest insurers across 12 cities, used two sample profiles...

Read the Full Article

Submitted Feb 05, 2013 By: PD

Back To News

Category: GasBuddy Official Blog > Topics	Add to favorite topics Post New Topic

Author	Topic: Does your auto insurance company overlook your safe driving record?	Post a Reply Back to Topics

REPLIES (newest first)Ignore Short Messages

First

Next Last

litlmina Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:30 Points:106,910 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 14, 2013 1:02:05 PM Ignore litlmina Report Abuse You should not have to provide a credit report for car insurance! It should only be based on your driving record.
musicreporter All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:626 Points:133,990 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 1:26:53 PM Ignore musicreporter Report Abuse hope not, need to check , that's why competition is always good
USMCturtlehead Champion Author Lexington Posts:1,997 Points:103,700 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 1:05:32 PM Ignore USMCturtlehead Report Abuse It pays to shop around for car insurance every few years. Many times once you feel comfortable with rates they start creeping up on you.
danny1460 Rookie Author Atlanta Posts:84 Points:302,805 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 11, 2013 10:04:35 PM Ignore danny1460 Report Abuse Stop being allowed to use credit reports for car insurance..Home insurance yeah.....
moose21040 Rookie Author Baltimore Posts:84 Points:114,890 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 11, 2013 11:08:20 AM Ignore moose21040 Report Abuse no they don't
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2013 8:00:53 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse 36: I totally agree. But that's not what they do. And it's legal.
moose21040 Rookie Author Baltimore Posts:84 Points:114,890 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 2:23:03 PM Ignore moose21040 Report Abuse No
36IHBinder Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,958 Points:643,090 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 2:14:42 PM Ignore 36IHBinder Report Abuse Only your driving record should play a roll in price
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 7:27:12 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse sadly, they all can just look at your credit report - like that's a true reflection? (esp. in an age of foreclosure and a tanking economy?)
LuckyLou1 Veteran Author Colorado Posts:415 Points:180,345 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:37:18 PM Ignore LuckyLou1 Report Abuse Should be only your driving record
csblesson Champion Author Texas Posts:1,816 Points:353,125 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:00:38 PM Ignore csblesson Report Abuse They just want money
lpatti1 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:10,201 Points:1,963,260 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 1:52:17 PM Ignore lpatti1 Report Abuse Old news but YES ANYWAY!
manaknight14 All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:538 Points:429,885 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 1:41:10 PM Ignore manaknight14 Report Abuse Amen, BackwoodsPundit. It's nice to see somebody still understands the basic idea behind risk analysis.
paulp24 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:4,537 Points:822,325 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 1:22:27 PM Ignore paulp24 Report Abuse I just dont get why GB/PD wants to constantly tie up this slot for 2 day old or more news. They can post all the articles they want in all 5 slots if they want but if ya got nothing new let folks kick up fresh stories. I for one look forward to reading whats posted every day. My 2 cents...
BAJALRRP Veteran Author Tacoma Posts:436 Points:1,263,985 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 12:05:03 PM Ignore BAJALRRP Report Abuse Old
gougenator Champion Author Dallas Posts:29,854 Points:3,244,925 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:21:24 AM Ignore gougenator Report Abuse now my insurane co "sniffs" out who lives in my household...LOL and even has fictitious names (names of ppl i dont know and with my last name!!!LOL ,,its unbeleiveable how far insurance pokes into your life just so it can screw you out of more money ,LOL ....and they say they cannot take those bad names off that list,,, hows that for something? figure this out
rodzilla123 Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,395 Points:1,033,390 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:18:26 AM Ignore rodzilla123 Report Abuse The Man from Allstate says "No, we reward good drivers ever 6 months" Are they Lying???????
Lologogo Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,309 Points:355,415 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:15:01 AM Ignore Lologogo Report Abuse no
bell05 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,255 Points:1,875,860 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:06:54 AM Ignore bell05 Report Abuse Old news.
slvrdo_dsprdo Champion Author Nashville Posts:4,699 Points:913,015 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:06:06 AM Ignore slvrdo_dsprdo Report Abuse Can we change the news stories at least on a daily basis, please?
radiorumor Champion Author Texas Posts:2,812 Points:753,860 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:04:13 AM Ignore radiorumor Report Abuse I shop insurance every three years to keep them honest
Amos_Moses Rookie Author Illinois Posts:80 Points:15,710 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:03:49 AM Ignore Amos_Moses Report Abuse no more than they did yesterday
peanutsMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,682 Points:385,890 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:03:33 AM Ignore peanutsMN Report Abuse Old news
nanu4u21 Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,103 Points:239,535 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:02:52 AM Ignore nanu4u21 Report Abuse Not mine
K9LO Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,685 Points:543,980 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 11:00:49 AM Ignore K9LO Report Abuse The insurance world has many inside secrets.
fenster66 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,350 Points:674,090 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:59:43 AM Ignore fenster66 Report Abuse This is definitely disturbing....
McMutt Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,143 Points:1,309,570 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:56:13 AM Ignore McMutt Report Abuse Don't know?
sparkie951 Champion Author Roanoke Posts:4,175 Points:850,985 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:55:46 AM Ignore sparkie951 Report Abuse Old News and Yes
rrs517 All-Star Author Colorado Posts:928 Points:344,705 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:54:53 AM Ignore rrs517 Report Abuse Auto insurance is a black hole of what we don't know.
BeaconLite Champion Author Ottawa Posts:1,943 Points:370,250 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:54:41 AM Ignore BeaconLite Report Abuse Deja vu news.
KillChain Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:5,610 Points:1,530,510 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:54:31 AM Ignore KillChain Report Abuse GB Blog,thanks for the post.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,856 Points:1,198,890 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:53:55 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse old news
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,974 Points:785,630 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:52:12 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse The insurance world has many inside secrets.
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,422 Points:1,471,945 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:51:23 AM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse Anything to get that extra buck out of your pocket.
zimowski Champion Author San Jose Posts:6,671 Points:1,584,465 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:51:02 AM Ignore zimowski Report Abuse My safe driving record is taken into account.
Wolfwings Champion Author Delaware Posts:8,740 Points:1,776,465 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:50:23 AM Ignore Wolfwings Report Abuse old
FMREALTOR Champion Author Florida Posts:6,405 Points:1,697,005 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:49:34 AM Ignore FMREALTOR Report Abuse k
q2 Champion Author Alberta Posts:2,034 Points:380,095 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:49:21 AM Ignore q2 Report Abuse old news
TheSicilian Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:5,379 Points:1,469,750 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:48:14 AM Ignore TheSicilian Report Abuse lets hope not
packards42 Champion Author Washington Posts:6,442 Points:1,127,615 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:47:56 AM Ignore packards42 Report Abuse No idea, but I think the answer is yes.
smqua Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,688 Points:585,995 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:46:55 AM Ignore smqua Report Abuse Risk is risk
Hypersonic All-Star Author Maryland Posts:962 Points:850,290 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:46:52 AM Ignore Hypersonic Report Abuse yes
W4YAH Champion Author Florida Posts:1,148 Points:232,820 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:44:54 AM Ignore W4YAH Report Abuse Nope
WTLITNG Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,854 Points:1,015,195 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:44:43 AM Ignore WTLITNG Report Abuse rerun
noonedwagfan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:965 Points:242,080 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:44:03 AM Ignore noonedwagfan Report Abuse YES!!!
BackwoodsPundit Champion Author Richmond Posts:5,183 Points:1,011,810 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:43:52 AM Ignore BackwoodsPundit Report Abuse I think they should price it based on what they perceive the risk to be based on their own experience. If they get it wrong then they are losing money and not maximizing their own profit. If it was such a major problem, then you would have other companies waiting to swoop in and grab these "low risk" drivers and make money from them. When Government gets involved, costs go up for EVERYONE.
ARCO Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:2,348 Points:2,377,370 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:43:26 AM Ignore ARCO Report Abuse YES
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:15,735 Points:3,108,125 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:43:07 AM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse NOt completely, but seems to mean less than region or other factors for pricing ins.
Schlunggi Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:87 Points:95,340 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:42:48 AM Ignore Schlunggi Report Abuse Day old news!
CptnCanada Champion Author Saskatoon Posts:7,012 Points:915,300 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 10:42:30 AM Ignore CptnCanada Report Abuse the area of town you live in effects your vehicle ins costs... of course areas that have high vandalism are going to pay more than those in gated patrolled communities.