Can I transfer claim-free years from moped to car?
If you don't ride your moped on a claim, you build up claim-free years. Many young people start moped riding at age 16. At some point, they may want to exchange their moped for a car. Then it's nice if they can take their claim-free years with them to a car insurance company. Young people already pay a higher premium for their car insurance. The more claim-free years they can take with them, the more premium discount they get. Unfortunately, most auto insurers do nothing with the claim-free years accrued with moped insurance. We explain.
What exactly about claim-free years?
Damage-free driving is rewarded by insurers with discounts on insurance premiums. The longer you drive claim-free, the higher the discount. Every year that you do not claim, you build up one claim-free year. The discount can be as high as 75% and with some insurers as high as 80%.
Why don't the claim-free years with my moped count?
Insurers find that the claim-free years you have accumulated with your moped have little value for a car insurance policy. They find that the driving experience you gain with a moped is irrelevant to a car insurance policy. It does not reduce the likelihood of an accident with the car. Therefore, they no longer count the claim-free years you accrue with your moped when calculating car premiums.
What can I do with claim-free years accrued on the moped?
Although they are not important for auto insurance, you may still be able to use them in the future. For example, if you want to reinsure a moped or scooter in your name. Claim-free years, however, do not remain valid indefinitely. They expire after a certain number of years. Pay close attention to this if you want to take out moped insurance again.
Can I still get cheap insurance as a novice driver?
Many insurers often charge young drivers a much higher premium. This is because of the high risk they pose. Research has shown that young drivers are proportionally much more likely to cause damage. This is why you often pay a higher premium for car insurance up to age 24. This does not necessarily mean that you have to pay a sky-high premium for your insurance every month. Not every insurer keeps the same rules and conditions. By comparing on Brommerverzekering.nl you can still get cheap car or moped insurance.
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