17 year old auto insurance

Q: I need to get my 17 year old auto daughter insurance coverage, but I don’t want to spend too much money. Possible?

A: Depends on how you define too much. I’m pretty cheap, so by my standards I would say no. No matter what you do, 17 year old auto insurance will cost ‘too much’. Still, you can get that down to ‘not as much as [blank]‘ or ‘cheaper’, and the best way to do this is by taking your teen to the car insurance office and shaking her in front of them while screaming “SHE IS RESPONSIBLE!”

That might not help though. It is what they want to hear, but they want it to be more symbolic. Think of it as an art form. If you want to save some money on your 17 year old auto insurance policy, enroll your daughter in some classes–if she hasn’t already taken a class for just general driver’s education, which is what most but not all kids take before getting a license, then you need to put her in one of those. Even if she’s already taken one, you can still get credit for it. You should also put her in a defensive driving class. By upping her knowledge, she can also up her position in the eyes of the car insurance company–the more responsibility, the less the price!