Describe the Car
The make, model, who sits behind the wheel, and how far the car travels in a typical week.
Why I pull a car policy apart in ordinary words, and what I want you to know before you ever sign one.
Most people meet their policy for the first time on the worst day of it. I have watched that happen too often. Someone waves a phone at a crumpled fender and learns, right then, that the number they picked to save a little money every single month costs them plenty now.
So I flipped the order. I take a policy apart with you at the start, put the cheap month and the expensive claim side by side, and let you decide for yourself which one you would rather be carrying when the day arrives.
You should never find a fresh surprise in your own paperwork. I go through the limits, the money you pay first, the extras and the buried exceptions, in plain words you already use.
Advice is worth nothing if it falls apart at the roadside. So every policy I put in front of you clears these four tests first.
I will not point you at a policy while a sentence in it still goes unread. Where a clause moves money, I stop and spell out what it costs you.
A car that mostly waits in a driveway is not the same bet as one hauling kids around all day. I match the driving you do, not an average stranger.
Take a week with it if you want. I keep the choices open in front of you until the cheap one stops looking clever and looks thin.
Photograph the paragraph that bothers you and send it to me. A confused question today is far cheaper than a confident guess you regret later.
The make, model, who sits behind the wheel, and how far the car travels in a typical week.
Limits, deductibles and add-ons sit side by side, so a cheap price cannot hide thin cover.
Send over any wording that reads oddly, and I will tell you what it really covers for you.
Choose the policy, keep those documents close, and get back on the road knowing the terms.
Your car will change, your route will change, your household will change. How I handle it will not.
Each optional line gets its own label and its own cost, so nothing lands on your bill that I forgot to flag.
Money saved every month is money owed after a crash. I put both numbers where you can see them together.
A renewal notice, a teenager with a permit or a different car all move the goalposts, and I will read it through with you.
Want a real number? Tell me about your car
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