I moved from Virginia to California and received the most shocking news about my Car Insurance. My Insurance premiums jumped 300% simply because I did not have a driving history in state of California. It didn't matter if I have driven in 10 other states or have a clean record or have been driving for past 10 years. Only thing that mattered was new California resident. In my view that was plain stupid.
So went to Governor's site and found a contact us link and wrote an email about how ridiculous this policy was and got back this email in response.
So I called up Insurance Commissioners office and told them that this is not fair. The lady who answered the phone said there is a 20% rebate for a good driving record outside state. So I will have to call DMV of my previous state and get a record from them and then apply for this rebate.
So if my previous insurance was $400 and in California it came to $1200 then with a 20% rebate I still pay $1000. Fair ? No way..
Anyhows that the best that you can do.
Likewise I callup IRS or USCIS or any organization that matters. Mostly their response systems are great and operators are very informed and diligent. Best to ask the source than look at tons of websites where information might be misleading or outdated.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Email from Governors office (of California)
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Sumeet,
Thanks for sharing the information. What if you have contacted the local authorities and then went to the Governor - I think that would have given more weightage to your email and you might have got a better response, rather than just forwarding to another department.
What's your thought?
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