{"id":1451,"date":"2011-05-16T12:18:12","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T16:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2018-04-11T13:17:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T19:17:34","slug":"three-ways-green-drivers-can-save-on-maine-car-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/three-ways-green-drivers-can-save-on-maine-car-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Ways Green Drivers Can Save on Maine Car Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even Maine&#8217;s most environmentally conscious citizens usually own a vehicle.\u00a0You might own\u00a0more fuel-efficient or hybrid model, or you may drive fewer miles than average, but in a rural state like Maine, few people can live a car-free lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>If you own a vehicle, auto liability insurance is mandatory in Maine.\u00a0But\u00a0green auto insurance discounts can help you reduce your costs and your carbon footprint at the same time. Here are three ways to save money on insurance by going green.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Drive Less<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recently introduced in Maine, <a title=\"Game Changer: Pay as You Drive Car Insurance in Maine \u2013 Is Progressive Snapshot a Good Deal for You?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/game-changer-pay-as-you-drive-car-insurance-in-maine-is-progressive-snapshot-a-good-deal-for-you\/\">Progressive Snapshot discount<\/a> offers you up to a 30% discount for driving less, driving more safely, and avoiding driving during those dangerous post-midnight hours. Other insurance companies are following suit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some people call this as Pay-as-You-Drive insurance, or PAYD. Organizations like the <a title=\"Better World Club - Pay as you Drive Car Insurance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.betterworldclub.com\/insurance\/payd.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better World Club<\/a>, consumer advocates and public planners have advocated this type of discount. A\u00a0<a title=\"Pay as You Drive Vehicle Insurance in British Columbia \" href=\"http:\/\/www.betterworldclub.com\/insurance\/payd.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (,pdf)<\/a>\u00a0concludes that <em>&#8220;&#8230;PAYD changes insurance into a variable cost, so motorists save money when they reduce their mileage. As a result, they tend to drive less.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While it&#8217;s not for everyone, many people who drive only when necessary could rack up significant car insurance savings.\u00a0<a title=\"Progressive Snapshot Debuts in Maine. 5 Questions To Ask to See if It\u2019s Right for You\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/progressive-snapshot-debuts-in-maine-5-questions-to-ask-to-see-if-its-right-for-you\/\">Do you\u00a0qualify for the Snapshot discount<\/a>? Check our recent blog post, or call your local <a title=\"Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance South Portland Maine an authorized Progressive Snapshot Agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\">Maine Progressive Insurance Agent<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Get a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies like Travelers Insurance offer Maine insurance\u00a0discounts for electric and hybrid vehicles. \u00a0Would you like a <a title=\"Maine Car Insurance and Travelers Auto Insurance Quotes from Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance South Portland Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/compare-quotes.html#ed-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Electric or Hybrid car insurance quote<\/a>? Click on the link to the left or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact Noyes Hall &amp; Allen at 207-799-5541<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Go Paperless<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are two ways to save money on your insurance by going paperless.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Paperless policy delivery <\/strong>&#8211; The insurance company produces electronic copies of your documents, which you can retrieve on your computer, smartphone or iPad. Paperless insurance discounts\u00a0pass the savings along in the form of lower rates. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Paperless billing <\/strong>(electronic funds transfer, or EFT) &#8211; You can save $60 a year on your car insurance by setting up automatic monthly withdrawal of your premiums. Instead of the insurance company mailing you a bill, they take the money from your checking account. This saves paper, time and postage. It also avoids a potentially catastrophic lapse in insurance coverage due to late payments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By being a green insurance buyer, you do\u00a0good for the environment AND your budget. For\u00a0more information about green insurance discounts contact our <a title=\"Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance - a South Portland Maine Independent Insurance Agent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\">Greater Portland, Maine insurance agency<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0 We&#8217;re independent and committed to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even Maine&#8217;s most environmentally conscious citizens usually own a vehicle.\u00a0You might own\u00a0more fuel-efficient or hybrid model, or you may drive fewer miles than average, but in a rural state like Maine, few people can live a car-free lifestyle. If you own a vehicle, auto liability insurance is mandatory in Maine.\u00a0But\u00a0green auto insurance discounts can help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,14],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-1451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-insurance","category-personal-insurance","tag-saving-money"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1451"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5023,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1451\/revisions\/5023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}