Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!jcp From: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Auto Insurance for Bad Drivers Message-ID: <8875@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sat, 2-Mar-85 23:52:29 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.8875 Posted: Sat Mar 2 23:52:29 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 08:23:31 EST Distribution: net Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 21 An interesting problem has befallen me. My regular insurance company dropped my coverage after I had two accidents in the last year. After checking with a few insurance agents, I found out that I could only be covered by my state's auto insurance pool for high risk drivers. The premium almost floored me, $2500/year... but I paid it. Then I get a call from the agent who wrote the insurance, saying the state notified him that they would be charging an extra $600 because they had classified my vehicle (a 4 cylinder Jeep Cherokee), as a high performance vehicle, and because I lived close enough to Baltimore City that they were going to charge me the city rate for my insurance. Now then, I signed an agreement when I paid the original money, and now they turn around and raise the rate (note, I've only had the policy 3 weeks now). Is this legal? I intend to go through whatever appeal process they have, there is one, but this really stinks. I mean, a contract IS a contract isn't it. Of course, I suppose the government can always feel free to screw people, but don't states at least have to honor contracts??? Really pissed off, Joe Pistritto