I just bought a car here in Washington State. What’s my grace period for getting car insurance to avoid getting a penalty?

Jenny

Seattle WA

There’s no grace period for a liability coverage according to the Insurance Commissioner of Washington state. Also, the grace period to adding another vehicle to your insurance policy would be different from one company to another. It is important then to check with your insurer the maximum time required to file or add your newly bought vehicle to your existing policy. Most dealers would often require a physical damage coverage before it leaves the dealership.

If you’re replacing an old car to your policy, most insurers would extend that existing policy to your new car. If you’re adding a new car to your policy, you could inquire whether they would extend your existing policy for a certain amount of time or should you add the new vehicle to your policy with the required coverage.

If you’re just about to get an insurance policy on your car, then it is more practical to give your preferred auto insurance company an update on the type of car you’re planning to buy before it actually leaves the dealership. Request your dealership a fax of the car information to work with your insurer the practical coverage to apply.

I am getting older each year…and I am quite happy and sad about it. Right now I am so worried about getting the feel of paying my own bills. Gone are the regular fun nights for I am almost skimping on anything I have. I will be turning 25 next year and I am hoping I’d get a discount on my auto insurance. Will that be likely for auto insurers in Bellevue, Washington?

Martina

Bellevue, WA

Twenty five can me a magic number for most auto insurers. It marks the age when drivers are considered to be ‘mature’ enough and transforms them into safer drivers.Notice how car rental rates are so much lower for people age 25 and over. The same will be true for most insurance companies in Washington who use every piece of available data to develop profiles of drivers.

Among other factors though that determines your realigned rates after your age are your location, what you do for a living, your gender, the make and model of your vehicle, your credit history (and most contest this, and that’s another story), and a multitude of other factors.

These indexes are compared against the profile of the perfect driver to determine how much of a risk you are to your insurance company in WA. The principle for your insurance premium rates rely on probability of you to be more at risk that you’ll get in an accident, file a claim, or cause someone else to file a claim against you.

Now, take not that it does not really follow that once you turn 25, your auto insurance premiums should drop. You have to also understand that there can be more factors to consider like incidence of you moving, switching vehicles, any recent accident claim, and other factors that you insurer in Bellevue, WA will take into account.