My car insurance renewed automatically at the end of November. It was with Lloyds TSB the previous year, and I had been told via letters that they were changing to a company called BISL. I could not believe it when my December direct debit came out of my account and, compared to the £40 I’d been paying, it had shot up to a whopping £230.

I called BISL today and yes, apparently my premium has jumped to more than £2,500. I had been sent no correspondence about the change in my premium and was given no chance to refuse such a hefty price. I

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To understand why vehicle age so strongly correlates with car insurance premiums, you need only look at the retail values of identical vehicles from different model years. For example, a 1999 Toyota Camry has a suggested retail value of about $3,500; a 2006 Toyota Camry, about $10,000; and a 2012 Toyota Camry, about $25,000. Based on these retail prices, it’s easy to see that the later-model vehicles would cost significantly more to repair or replace in the event of an accident. For this reason, new car insurance policies tend to have substantially higher premiums than old car insurance coverage. Generally speaking, the later the model year, the more you’ll pay.

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Car insurance is an integral part of the insurance budget. There are a lot of variables that cause the rates to increase or decrease. Some of these variables cannot be controlled by the insured but there are some things the insurance buyer can do to keep their policy reasonable without losing a lot in protection.

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Car insurance is an integral part of the insurance budget. There are a lot of variables that cause the rates to increase or decrease. S

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