Your First Car And The Insurance That Will Follow
Buying a car, especially your first, is the second largest purchase you will ever make following a house. It’s hard to think about it in that manner, because it suddenly raises the flow of your blood and you begin to think about how important your vehicle is to your assets. Is it well protected?
The law requires that every car on the road fall under basic or compulsory insurance. The law requires this insurance in the event of an accident where you are at fault with other vehicles. Your insurance will cover the damages done to other vehicles in the accident. The insurance will not cover your vehicle because you were responsible.
The law requires that every car on the road is insured, which leaves you no choice but to take out compulsory insurance unless you want to get fined or imprisoned heavily for ignoring the insurance. Compulsory insurance only covers the other vehicles involved in the accident if you are the one held responsible for the accident.
A vehicle is a valuable asset and one you should always maintain to protect. You would make a very unwise move not to. You don’t want to be viewed as stupid do you?
Of course you do not. But people will refer to you as stupid if you go out, are involved in an accident, and now have no means to cover the damages. Now you are walking or biking to work.
However if you are covered by comprehensive car insurance, the damages are covered by the insurance agency.
Insurance premiums are not extortionate; instead they are calculated on an annual basis and should run at about 6% of the replacement value of your car.
Insurance premiums are calculated on an annual basis, and should run at around 6% of the replacement value of your car. A lot of people will gladly cover that amount to insure much stronger protection from the insurance company.
Comprehensive car insurance will cover anything from accidents where you are at fault, to accidents where no one but yourself was involved, or cases of theft. It’s very important to cover yourself from damages incurred via theft.
Not taking out comprehensive insurance is a disaster waiting to happen. If you really have any wits, you will understand the small annual insurance premium is well worth the expense.
Graham McKenzie is the content Syndication Manager at Insurance123.co.za South Africans leading car insurance information portal
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