Tips for cheaper car insurance revealed

Motorists looking for ways to reduce the cost of a car insurance quote have been given some handy advice by moneysupermarket.com on ways in which this can be achieved.

Research from the AA has found that within the last year the average car insurance quote has increased by £50, but according to the comparison site there are ways cheaper car insurance can be found.

These include shopping around for cheaper car insurance, with a motorist able to potentially save around a third by collecting quotes from a number of providers.

Selecting the right car is also important, with high performance cars and convertibles increasing the cost of car insurance, while cheaper car insurance can be gained when a car reaches five years old.

Avoiding making small claims, parking a vehicle in a garage, keeping to speed limits and agreeing to a higher voluntary excess are all other ways to help the search for cheap car insurance, according to the website.

Young drivers in particular are opting to own the wrong cars, research from Gocompare.com states.

The research revealed that many young drivers are owning cars with large engine sizes, one of the reasons they have to pay high car insurance premiums.

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