No car insurance? No excuses - Baja California auto insurance program offers low cost options Before leaving for vacation make sure you're covered

Today Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) have joined forces to publish a simple reminder: If you think you can not pay car insurance - think again. California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program (CLCA) is $ 265 per year in San Diego. The holidays have begun, and more drivers on roads and highways. Now is the best time for the CLCA program to ensure that all drivers and their families protected, enjoy.

Taken "Every day, over a million uninsured drivers on the streets of California," said Commissioner Steve Poizner. "The California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program, you can get insurance for a minimum of $ 22 per month, I think, before driving. When you click on another vehicle to lose a lot. Not worth the risk of serious financial crisis. "

The CHP patrols the streets of California and want all motorists to reach their destination safely. With the expected increase in tourist traffic, the CHP asked by their drivers before making the road and car insurance. Car insurance is always the first step of every motorist must first test their travel plans, especially during the holidays and year. The CLCA program is an affordable option for eligible riders. There's really no excuse for driving without car insurance.

The Department of Insurance is to remind motorists that it is easier to qualify for the program you can think of. Eligibility for the program are:

* The candidate must be a driver of "good" - not a fault in property damage only accident or one point for a moving violation within three years.
* No accident because of injury or death during the last three years and no crime or misdemeanor conviction for a violation of vehicle.
* The family meets the income limits of $ 27,075 qualifies for a single person, $ 36,425 for two persons and $ 55,125 for a family of four.
* The value of an insured vehicle must not exceed $ 20,000.

"The bottom line is that it illegally, without insurance is to make the benefits of this program affordable," said Poizner. "The California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program is not an excuse for not providing insurance.

To see if you decide to ALCC, visit www.insurance.ca.gov classify / LOW COST, or call (866) 60-AUTO-1 (866-602-8861).

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The California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program was established in 1999 as a pilot project in Los Angeles and San Francisco. SB 20, adopted in 2005, approved the Commission, the government's program for assessing the need to start in every county. Since 2006 the department began the program of the State extends. Commissioner Poizner makes the program available to all ALCC County in the state in December 2007.
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