Reader’s Question:

Where can I find affordable car insurance for college student?

Betty

San Antonio, TX

Students and young drivers are among the class of drivers that pay the highest premiums. According to studies made by car insurance companies, this group of drivers tends to get into more accidents. They also tend to get arrested more often for driving while under the influence of alcohol or controlled drugs. Perhaps it’s due to inexperience or the unstoppable need to party. Whatever the case, we’re not going to see any significant reduction in the rates of car insurance for college student soon.

But there is still affordable car insurance for college student out there for the lowly scholar trying to make it through the week with a shoe-string allowance. Some car insurance companies actually focus on the student driver or young driver market. It’s highly likely that these providers set more competitive rates for college students. So it’s simply a matter of gathering as many quotes as possible from these types of car insurance companies and making an accurate comparison to find out what would be affordable for you. A good way of increasing your chances of finding low rates is to take an advanced driving course. Drivers even if they are college students get an automatic discount, possibly up to ten percent, when they take this course.