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How to Reduce Your Car Insurance Premiums?

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There are several ways in which you can save money on the premium that you pay for your car insurance. The first among them is to get pay-as-you-drive insurance. As far as the Indian car insurance market is concerned this happens to be a new phenomenon. It was in 2020 that the IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) permitted the sale of these policies. As of now, you would get these policies only from a few insurers. Here the insurer would only charge you for the amount of km that you drive with the car – this is normally determined when you buy the policy.

 

Never buy all the add-on covers

 

You may log on to the car insurance app and come across various add-on covers. All of them are necessary when you come to think of it. However, is it really so? Experts say that you should always choose in this regard depending on what you actually need. So, let us say that you live in an area where water logging is a common problem. In that case, you would definitely need an engine protection cover. Otherwise, it is not necessary for you. These covers are indeed necessary because your base policy would not cover all damages.

 

Do not upgrade or modify your car too much 

 

This is because otherwise, your accident insurance would become a lot costlier than it may have else been. You may have fitted a new electronic device in the car, installed a CNG (compressed natural gas) kit, or made any other modification to the same. However, you would have to inform the insurer in these cases as it can affect the premium that you are paying for the same. If you fail to do so you can be sure that your insurer would reject your claim later on.

 

Conclusion 

 

Even if you have bought the policy from a good insurer after looking up the likes of PhonePe try to avoid making small claims on the same. Let us say that your car suffered small damage such as a dent or scratch. In that case, try not to make a claim on the same as doing so would mean that you would not get the NCB (no-claim bonus) the next year you renew the policy. This is basically a discount that you get on your insurance premium in a year for not having made any claim on the policy in the previous one.   

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