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Can you beat the carbon tax with car insurance?
When it comes to car insurance, price tends to be one of the main factors we consider when comparing cover. But if making your car carbon neutral matters to you, your choice of insurer can make a difference.
Owning a car isn't cheap. On top of fuel, rego and maintenance costs, insurance premiums can leave a serious dent in your wallet. Compulsory third party (CTP or 'greenslip') cover may be unavoidable but it also makes sense to have comprehensive car insurance. It offers protection from repair bills if your car or someone else's property is damaged in an accident or your vehicle is stolen. In fact, if you've used a car loan to buy your car, your lender is likely to insist on comprehensive cover. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to trim the premiums.
Cars powered by the sun set for Oz
A batch of road-worthy vehicles powered by the sun will make their way to our shores later this month to take part in the Veolia World Solar Challenge.
How crime can impact your car insurance bill
Drivers in the Australian Capital Territory are likely to be making fewer car insurance claims with the number of vehicle thefts reported last financial year down 37 percent on the previous year, according to police figures.
Don’t get caught with the wrong car insurance
The worst possible time to find out that your car insurance is inadequate is when you’ve just had an accident, and you need to make a claim.
Buying car insurance set to be simpler
Car insurance is still a much more complicated business than it should be. For example, a typical Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for car insurance in Australia runs to over 25 pages, with dozens of individual clauses. Glossing over these documents is tempting – but it’s a bad idea. Perhaps the most important clauses in these documents are the ones that tell you what you’re not covered for.
Young drivers pay dearly for car insurance
Driving alone for the first time can be daunting, as can the cost to insure your car if you've got P-plates. That's because car insurance providers base their quotes on the likelihood of you making a claim and assume that the less driving experience you have, the greater your risk of an accident.
With the extreme temperature lows of winter, vehicle breakdowns and car insurance claims may soar.
Common money mistakes and how to avoid them
When it comes to managing money most of us will admit to making the odd mistake now and again, but make too many and you could soon be out of pocket. Here, we highlight some common money mistakes made by Australians and teach you how to avoid them in the future.
Modify your car insurance before your car
Thinking of splashing out on a new set of alloy wheels or window tint for your car? You may be unknowingly jacking up the price of your car insurance premium or even voiding an existing policy by doing so.
Aussies back on the new car yard
Australians are showing signs of returning to the new car market with sales of new motor vehicles posting a modest gain in June, says the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Dodgy drivers dent UK car insurance claims system
Official inquiries into allegedly fraudulent personal injury claims arising from car accidents have begun in the UK, following reports that such claims are crippling British insurance providers.
Drive dangerously and pay the price
What many drivers may not realise is that a dangerous driving offence or losing your licence could double your comprehensive car insurance excess.
Choice names top cover for drivers
The majority of Australian motorists are excluded from some of the best car insurance deals in the country, according to a new report, which revealed a bias towards over-50s and specialty car owners.
Canstar rates the top car insurers for 2011
Many motorists are fed up with comprehensive car insurance companies' nominated smash repairers, citing poor workmanship and communication breakdowns among their main complaints.
Vehicle theft: more common than you think
Did you know a vehicle is stolen every eight minutes somewhere in Australia? And between January and September 2010, 33,482 cars were stolen across the country. That's the frightening statistic in a recent report from car insurer Budget Direct.
Drivers risk safety to save money
More than one-third of motorists in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne have forgone necessary car servicing in the past year for financial reasons, according to a new survey. Meanwhile, more drivers purchased comprehensive car insurance last month than in February 2011.
Taking the headache out of car insurance disputes
Car insurers are set to ramp up customer service in a bid to avoid consumer complaints, since the Financial Ombudsman Service (FSO) recently began naming and shaming poor performers.
South Australia: top state for car owners
South Australia is arguably Australia's friendliest state for drivers. The Virgin Car Insurance study, which compared the costs of car insurance, petrol, parking and tolls as well as theft, revealed Adelaide as the most driver-friendly city in Australia
Free roadside with Coles Car Insurance: what's the catch?
In a bid to reform the car insurance market and lure new customers, supermarket giant Coles has sparked a price war not just on the shelves, and is now offering free roadside assistance to some of its comprehensive car insurance policy holders.
How car insurance can turn friends into frenemies
Brothers, sisters, partners, friends, cousins, coworkers - these are just some of the people who might have a huge impact on the cost of your comprehensive car insurance this year, depending on who you allow to get behind your wheel.
Flooding across Queensland has destroyed hundreds of homes and affected the lives of thousands. With the worst of the disaster receding, the question many car owners are asking is whether their car insurance policy covers them for flood damage, and how they can protect their vehicles in the future.
It's official, Sydney pays more for car insurance
With the vast number of car insurance providers in the market fighting for your business each year, how does this affect how much we pay for comprehensive car insurance?
It pays to be on time for your car insurance bill
Have you missed a payment on your car insurance bill? If it's not sorted out in time the consequences can be quite significant and can end up costing you much more. Technically if you don't pay your bill you aren't covered.
Save $724 on car insurance by comparing online
Drivers are being urged to compare their comprehensive car insurance premiums, following reports that financial comparison websites such as RateCity will help reduce the excessive costs charged by some major car insurance providers.
