2004 Mercury Monterey Car Insurance Quotes – 10 Tips to Save

Searching for cheaper insurance rates for your Mercury Monterey? Nobody I know likes paying for insurance, especially knowing the cost is way too high. Online insurance companies like GEICO, 21st Century and Progressive continually bombard you with advertising and it is challenging if not impossible to ignore the promise of big savings and do the work needed to find the best deal.

Are you getting all your discounts?

Companies offering auto insurance do not advertise every discount in an easy-to-find place, so here is a list some of the more common and also the lesser-known discounts you could be receiving. If they aren’t giving you every credit available, you’re just leaving money on the table.

  • Sign Early and Save – Select companies give a discount for buying a policy before your current expiration date. It can save you around 10%.
  • Claim Free – Drivers with accident-free driving histories can earn big discounts as compared to bad drivers.
  • Theft Prevention Discount – Anti-theft and alarm systems help deter theft and earn discounts up to 10%.
  • More Vehicles More Savings – Buying insurance for multiple cars or trucks on one policy could earn a price break for each car.
  • 55 and Retired – Older drivers may qualify for a small decrease in premiums for Monterey insurance.
  • College Student – Any of your kids who attend school more than 100 miles from home and don’t have a car may qualify for this discount.
  • No Charge for an Accident – A handful of insurance companies allow you one accident before hitting you with a surcharge so long as you haven’t had any claims prior to the accident.
  • Anti-lock Brakes – Vehicles equipped with ABS or steering control can avoid accidents and therefore earn up to a 10% discount.
  • Military Rewards – Having a deployed family member may qualify for rate reductions.
  • Defensive Driving Course – Completing a driver safety course could cut 5% off your bill if you qualify.

It’s important to note that most credits do not apply to all coverage premiums. A few only apply to the price of certain insurance coverages like physical damage coverage or medical payments. So when the math indicates all those discounts means the company will pay you, it just doesn’t work that way.

Car insurance companies who might offer these discounts include:

It’s a good idea to ask all companies you are considering what discounts are available to you. Discounts may not be available in your state.

How to Compare Car Insurance Costs

Finding cheaper 2004 Mercury Monterey car insurance prices can be surprisingly simple. The only thing you need to do is spend a little time getting comparison quotes online from several insurance companies. It is quite easy and can be accomplished in several different ways.

  1. The easiest and least time consuming way to get the best comparison quotes would be an industry-wide quote request form (click to open form in new window). This method prevents you from having to do separate quotation requests for each company you want a rate for. One form gets rate comparisons from several companies.
  2. A different way to obtain and compare quotes online is going to the website for each individual company and complete a new quote form. For examples sake, let’s assume you want to compare rates from USAA, Safeco and State Farm. To find out each rate you need to take the time to go to each site and enter your information, which is why most consumers use the first method.

    For a handy list of car insurance company links in your area, click here.

  3. The least recommended method to compare rates is to spend time driving to local insurance agencies. The ability to buy insurance online can eliminate the need for a local agent unless you require the personal advice of a licensed agent. You can, however, get the lowest quotes online but still have the advice of a local agent and we’ll talk about that later.

It’s up to you how you get prices quotes, just be sure to compare the exact same coverages and limits for each comparison quote. If you are comparing mixed coverages it will be impossible to truly determine the lowest rate.

When might I need an agent?

When it comes to choosing proper insurance coverage for your personal vehicles, there really is not a “best” method to buy coverage. Every situation is different so this has to be addressed. For example, these questions can help discover whether you will benefit from professional help.

  • Am I covered by my employer’s commercial auto policy when driving my personal car for business?
  • Should I buy more coverage than the required minimum liability coverage?
  • Do I have coverage if my license is suspended?
  • Do I need PIP coverage since I have good health insurance?
  • Are my tools covered if they get stolen from my vehicle?
  • Can I get a multi-policy discount for packaging my home and auto coverage?
  • Am I covered if my car is in a flood?
  • How can I get my company to pay me more for my totalled car?

If you can’t answer these questions, then you may want to think about talking to an insurance agent. To find lower rates from a local agent, simply complete this short form or go to this page to view a list of companies. It only takes a few minutes and may give you better protection.

Learn about insurance coverages for a Mercury Monterey

Understanding the coverages of insurance can be of help when determining the best coverages at the best deductibles and correct limits. The terms used in a policy can be difficult to understand and coverage can change by endorsement. These are the normal coverages found on most insurance policies.

UM/UIM (Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist) coverage

This coverage protects you and your vehicle’s occupants when other motorists are uninsured or don’t have enough coverage. Covered losses include hospital bills for your injuries and damage to your Mercury Monterey.

Due to the fact that many drivers only carry the minimum required liability limits, it only takes a small accident to exceed their coverage. This is the reason having UM/UIM coverage is a good idea.

Comprehensive auto coverage

Comprehensive insurance pays to fix your vehicle from damage from a wide range of events other than collision. You need to pay your deductible first and then insurance will cover the rest of the damage.

Comprehensive coverage protects against claims such as rock chips in glass, vandalism, hitting a deer, falling objects and damage from flooding. The most your insurance company will pay is the ACV or actual cash value, so if the vehicle is not worth much consider dropping full coverage.

Liability

This coverage provides protection from damage or injury you incur to other’s property or people that is your fault. It protects YOU against other people’s claims. Liability doesn’t cover your own vehicle damage or injuries.

Coverage consists of three different limits, bodily injury for each person injured, bodily injury for the entire accident and a property damage limit. Your policy might show values of 50/100/50 which stand for a limit of $50,000 per injured person, a limit of $100,000 in injury protection per accident, and $50,000 of coverage for damaged propery.

Liability coverage protects against claims like medical services, attorney fees and pain and suffering. How much liability coverage do you need? That is a personal decision, but you should buy as large an amount as possible.

Medical payments and PIP coverage

Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and medical payments coverage kick in for bills for prosthetic devices, funeral costs, X-ray expenses, surgery and EMT expenses. They are often used to cover expenses not covered by your health insurance policy or if you lack health insurance entirely. Coverage applies to not only the driver but also the vehicle occupants in addition to being hit by a car walking across the street. PIP coverage is only offered in select states and gives slightly broader coverage than med pay

Coverage for collisions

This will pay to fix damage to your Monterey caused by collision with another vehicle or an object, but not an animal. You have to pay a deductible and the rest of the damage will be paid by collision coverage.

Collision can pay for claims like colliding with a tree, colliding with another moving vehicle, hitting a parking meter, scraping a guard rail and crashing into a ditch. Paying for collision coverage can be pricey, so analyze the benefit of dropping coverage from older vehicles. It’s also possible to raise the deductible in order to get cheaper collision rates.

Never pay more for less

We covered quite a bit of information on how to save on 2004 Mercury Monterey insurance. The key thing to remember is the more rate comparisons you have, the more likely it is that you will get a better rate. Drivers may discover the most savings is with an unexpected company. Regional companies can often insure niche markets at a lower cost than their larger competitors like Allstate and Progressive.

While you’re price shopping online, do not buy less coverage just to save a little money. In many cases, consumers will sacrifice liability coverage limits only to discover later they didn’t have enough coverage. Your goal should be to find the BEST coverage at an affordable rate, not the least amount of coverage.

Lower-priced insurance is attainable from both online companies and with local insurance agents, so you should be comparing quotes from both in order to have the best chance of saving money. Some auto insurance companies do not offer the ability to get a quote online and most of the time these smaller companies sell through independent agents.

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