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RE: When The Other Driver Has No Insurance And Dings Your Car
Been there, and honestly, it’s the worst kind of hassle - especially when you’re already juggling work and family stuff. I’m always a little skeptical when someone “forgets” their insurance info. Like, really? But I get ...
RE: Letting Friends Borrow Your Car in NY - What Insurance Actually Covers?
I’ve always wondered where the line actually is for “occasional.” Like, if my brother borrows the car once a month, is that still occasional or do I need to add him? Feels like insurance companies keep it vague on purpos...
RE: Avoiding hefty fines for driving without insurance in OK - how I do it, but is there a better way?
Yeah, the digital cards are convenient until they’re not - been there with a dead phone at the worst possible time. I get why you stick with paper. I’ve always worried about leaving stuff under the mat, though. With my k...
RE: Adding a teen driver in Hawaii: bundle with parents or separate policy?
Yeah, I’ve noticed that too - one fender bender and suddenly everyone’s paying more, even if it wasn’t their fault. Bundling sounds good in theory, but I’ve run the numbers before and sometimes it’s just not worth it, es...
RE: Do you really need extra insurance for a rental in Montana?
I get what you’re saying about the exclusions, but I’ve actually had the opposite experience - at least once. Last summer, we rented a minivan in Bozeman for a family trip, and someone sideswiped it in a grocery store pa...
RE: Letting friends drive your car in MN: better to add them or rely on permissive use?
Yeah, I get what you’re saying - insurance stuff always feels like a gray area to me too. I’ve let my brother use my car for a weekend trip once and didn’t think twice, but later I started wondering if that counted as “o...
RE: Do you really need extra insurance for a rental in Montana?
I hear you on the exclusions - it’s kind of sneaky how many things aren’t covered unless you really dig into the details. I used to just assume my own car insurance would handle everything, but after a friend got hit wit...
RE: Why California’s minimum car insurance might not be enough
Honestly, I’ve always wondered the same thing. My last car was a 2008 minivan that I babied - kept up on all the maintenance, even replaced the stereo and seats. When it got rear-ended, insurance just looked at the “book...
RE: Avoiding hefty fines for driving without insurance in OK - how I do it, but is there a better way?
Honestly, I thought carrying a paper card was just extra clutter until my kid spilled juice all over my phone on a road trip. Lost access to everything for hours. That little paper card was the only thing that kept me fr...
RE: USAA vs State Farm: which claims process is less of a headache?
I hear you on the State Farm online claim thing. I tried to file a regular fender bender claim with them last year, and the website kept timing out when I tried to upload photos. Ended up just calling in because it was l...