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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
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Posted: Sat Mar  2 23:52:29 1985
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	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