Comprehensive Motor Trade Insurance : The Importance Of Having It
June 26th, 2010Insurance No CommentsA motor trade insurance policy provides a wide range of insurance coverage for vehicles. It is meant for businesses in the auto industry with premises and employees. In addition to a road risks section, a combined policy typically includes cover for material damage, contents, buildings and stock, as well as cover for public and employees liability.
It is possible for each motor vehicle in a business to be covered under individual standard auto cover, though that would be quite a risk. As is common with standard auto cover, the vehicle in the policy is only covered for use on public roads. However, most cars that are used, sold or repaired in the auto industry are held on private grounds such as forecourts and garages, this would nullify the standard auto insurance policy.
A motor trade insurance policy is never going to be cheap and one will always cost more than a standard auto cover policy. Though bear in mind that if you think you have a particularly high premium, it is possible to reduce your costs. Some businesses pay for cover that they are unlikely to need. Review your policy details to see if you have any extraneous items and ask your broker to also review your risks and hopefully your premiums can be reduced.
One simple and easy way to reduce your premiums is so obvious that many businesses fail to even think of it. If you are unhappy with your current premium, make sure you ask your insurance broker if they can get a lower premium. It is common for brokers to just renew policies annually without checking for a lower premium and this will mean you could end up paying much more than you need to for the same amount of cover.
Again, another easy way of reducing policy costs that you may have not yet thought of is changing insurance brokers. There is always a good chance of reducing your premiums this way as there are many providers that can offer policies that are more suited to particular businesses. Staying loyal to your provider is a respectable but possibly costly mistake a lot of businesses make.
If you work in the motor trade, and want to pay less for insuring vehicles, following the above guidelines makes perfect sense. The alternative of using a standard auto insurance policy is something that is costing you both financially and in terms of the amount of coverage that you are getting.
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