Car insurance excess is the sum of money you will have to come up with each time your car is being repaired due to a filed insurance claim. It is the additional amount that your insurer will not pay for the repairs to be completed.
Your insurance company will determine what your excess payment will be when you start your policy. The excess payments in most cases will be made directly to the garage or mechanic that is repairing the vehicle, the insurance will send the remaining amount due directly to them or send a check to you that you will need to bring to the garage.
Anytime you file a claim that involves repairing damage to your vehicle another motorists caused you can have the excess amount reimbursed to you or the insurance company will just deduct it from the amount of your settlement.
Millions of drivers are on the roadways with no insurance at all or they have coverage that is insufficient for covering all your repairs or medical expenses. Although it is illegal to operate a vehicle without insurance there are many people who still do it. The excess amount you have to pay may not be able to be reimbursed if you are involved in an accident with a driver with inadequate insurance coverage. Protection is offered from your insurer against underinsured or uninsured motorists any medical expenses or repairs to your vehicle not covered by the other driver will be covered by your insurer with the exception of the excess amount you owe.
It is difficult to determine how many people are actually driving without insurance but the risk is real and this creates a rise in the insurance premiums that the honest drivers have to pay.
The compulsory excess is the minimum amount that your insurer will allow you to have on your policy. The amount will vary greatly depending on your driving record, the type of car you drive, age and even the amount of experience you have behind the wheel. If you have a clean driving record and many years experience behind the wheel you could pay as little as $50 in excess but if you are a new driver you could pay as much as $500 or $1000 in excess.
Voluntary excess is when you qualify for a lower amount but choose to increase it to lower your monthly premium. Your agent will be able to discuss with you the options for increasing your excess and who how it will affect your overall premium cost. You should keep the excess amount low enough that you can afford it easily but not so low that it raises your premium.
You need to realize that if you have your car in the garage getting repaired due to an insurance claim the garage will not be able to release the vehicle to you until they receive full payment for repairs. The insurance company will pay the sum they are supposed to but the final payment will normally be the excess amount of the policy. This is why it is extremely important to be able to afford the excess amount you agreed on so that you will be able to easily come up with it when needed.
Your insurance company will determine what your excess payment will be when you start your policy. The excess payments in most cases will be made directly to the garage or mechanic that is repairing the vehicle, the insurance will send the remaining amount due directly to them or send a check to you that you will need to bring to the garage.
Anytime you file a claim that involves repairing damage to your vehicle another motorists caused you can have the excess amount reimbursed to you or the insurance company will just deduct it from the amount of your settlement.
Millions of drivers are on the roadways with no insurance at all or they have coverage that is insufficient for covering all your repairs or medical expenses. Although it is illegal to operate a vehicle without insurance there are many people who still do it. The excess amount you have to pay may not be able to be reimbursed if you are involved in an accident with a driver with inadequate insurance coverage. Protection is offered from your insurer against underinsured or uninsured motorists any medical expenses or repairs to your vehicle not covered by the other driver will be covered by your insurer with the exception of the excess amount you owe.
It is difficult to determine how many people are actually driving without insurance but the risk is real and this creates a rise in the insurance premiums that the honest drivers have to pay.
The compulsory excess is the minimum amount that your insurer will allow you to have on your policy. The amount will vary greatly depending on your driving record, the type of car you drive, age and even the amount of experience you have behind the wheel. If you have a clean driving record and many years experience behind the wheel you could pay as little as $50 in excess but if you are a new driver you could pay as much as $500 or $1000 in excess.
Voluntary excess is when you qualify for a lower amount but choose to increase it to lower your monthly premium. Your agent will be able to discuss with you the options for increasing your excess and who how it will affect your overall premium cost. You should keep the excess amount low enough that you can afford it easily but not so low that it raises your premium.
You need to realize that if you have your car in the garage getting repaired due to an insurance claim the garage will not be able to release the vehicle to you until they receive full payment for repairs. The insurance company will pay the sum they are supposed to but the final payment will normally be the excess amount of the policy. This is why it is extremely important to be able to afford the excess amount you agreed on so that you will be able to easily come up with it when needed.
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Susan Reynolds is the webmaster for a leading South African Insurance Provider who specialises in Car Insurance.
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