High probability of rain the next 4 days. And then we do dry a little bit next week. So
nice.
>> All right, thank you John
was not your driving record or
even the kind of car you drive
that has the biggest impact on
how much you pay for car
insurance insurance agents say
it is your zip code and guess
what who you are also makes a
difference. Well tonight we are
cracking
♪
cracking ♪ the code behind what you pay.
>> It’s more dangerous to drive
on that side of the road and it
is
over here.
>> That robot Fowler is talking
about is Atlantic Boulevard a
road that divides that teen
Beach in
Atlantic Beach. According to
this longtime Beach resident,
it’s also the dividing line
between affordable.
>> An expensive car insurance
or used to live
the 2 Beach which is 3 to 2, 6,
6 across the road is 3 to 2, 3,
3,
>> And when I moved over there
my rate went up and they claim
that it
was from the area more
accidents would Feller moved to
Atlantic Beach is car insurance
jumped more than a $150.
>> Prompting him to switch
insurance carriers, we went to
the experts at the zebra dot
com a nationwide insurance
comparison site for insight.
>> Why would one zip code the
more expensive than on the
border except go right next or
ingest it is a major and are as
a rule in the area is more
highly populated regions they
might be laid to rest in the
works that is in there they
were on the road. So what can
you do as a driver if your
insurance rates jumped
dramatically. The experts say
fight back call your carrier.
The main the reason for the
increase and if they don’t
budge start shopping around.
>> High crime rates vandalism
even texting while driving
accidents all have a bearing on
how much insurance companies
charge you for car insurance
receiver dot com compare rates
nationwide using the Sable
driver a 30 year-old single man
with a good driving history
driving a 20 1400 accord,
according to their analysis
drivers and zip code 3, 2, 2,
0, 5 which includes Avondale
Murray Hill and nearby
neighborhoods, currently pay
the highest in car insurance at
all of Jacksonville $2016
that’s followed by the 3, 2, 2,
0, 7 zip code covering
San Marco Miramar and Saint
Nicholas and coming in at
number 3 zip code 3, 2, 2, 0,
8, in the Moncrief area
zip codes, however aren’t the
only factors according to
experts with the zebra
women typically pay slightly
more for car insurance than men
saying women are more likely to
make an insurance claim even
what you do for a living comes
into play people who
have it.
>> like the taste little bit
less for car insurance and you
know the people who might a
little bit less money or who
are unemployed.
>> Natural disasters like
hurricane Michael in 2018.
>> Are also driving car
insurance rates up.
The category 5 hurricane
ravaged the Panhandle last
year. It spared
North Florida. But you still
were required to pay more you
have to think of car insurance
is a pool of risk so all
Floridians share in this pool
of risk the kind of car you
drive your age and driving
record are also determining
factors. It’s also imperative
you monitor your insurance
statements because more than
likely your rates will rise
again which to some drivers
like Bob valor
it’s difficult to
understand I’m moving to a
safer neighborhood my rates go
up that doesn’t make sense.
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>> So the zip codes where
drivers are paying the least
3, 2, 0, 3, 3, Elton 3 to 0, 8,
o which include Saint
Augustine Beach and 3, 2, 2, 5,
9, in Saint John’s in the fruit
Cove area.
We’ve also learned that
bundling your car insurance
with your home insurance can
indeed save you at least 10%
when your car insurance rates
but be sure to check the length
of the term to make sure that
they expire at the
same time and the one thing
that you’d never want to do
don’t let your car insurance
lapse even for one day.
Insurance companies consider
that risky behavior
and which side the story on
newsfourjax dot com we’ve got
interactive map showing the
current average insurance rate
Citgo by zip code and also
information showing you how