Sunday, November 30, 2008

First Time Driver Sports Car Insurance

By Louis Soul

If you have really set you heart on owning a high performance sports car, then you should not let the costs of running it stop you. Just like the cars themselves, sports car insurance is a specialist area of auto insurance that deals purely with high performance cars. Good sports car insurance will cover the vehicle against a number of events such as property damage, medical costs, legal expenses and liability.

By looking into how sports car insurance is calculated it demonstrates that many factors are involved in the final cost to the driver. Every car on the road has been given an insurance rating based on actuarial tables that have been calculated following certain guidelines which include how much power or bhp a car has against its weight and the cost of garage repairs and parts. However, there are many other factors which will affect your sports car insurance premium, one of which is the drivers previous insurance claim record. Insurance companies will also investigate other areas concerning the car itself for instance, where the driver lives, the time it takes for a car thief to break into it and how effective it is in a collision. Annual sports car insurance premium costs are also affected by the driver's sex, how old he is, how long he has been driving, what type of work he does for a living and even how good his credit history is.

Of course, because so many collisions take place with cars traveling at high speeds, sports car insurance providers charge sports car drivers more than a family car driver who is less likely to drive in the same manner as his counterpart. When you look at statistics for accident damage, it is the sports, luxury and high performance cars that always top the losses lists. These cars are also the most likely to be caught up in a case of vehicle insurance fraud which is on the increase.

Armed with these facts, a driver wishing to find a good sports car insurance premium must first look into the subject and search for a reputable specialist insurer. The surest long term method of reducing the amount of money spent on your sports car insurance is to be a good driver and not make any policy claims. Although many sports car insurance specialists may, in order to keep premiums down, restrict the number of miles you can drive in the vehicle every year and can make other stipulations especially if you have a poor driving record or are below a certain age. Some insurance companies go even further and make other recommendations before they will accept the risk, especially if the car is worth a great deal of money, up to and including a vehicle tracking system and an engine immobilizer. Nowadays though, most high performance car manufacturers will be able to provide sports car insurance at a discounted price on their own vehicles but may require proof that the driver has a clean record.

If you are lucky, your search may lead you to a sports car insurance broker who will be able to find the best rate for you and may have insurance claims and legal experience for when things go wrong. Before you finally insure your sports car, make sure that haven't been changes made to the engine and handling characteristics that could affect the outcome of your insurance application.

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