Winterize your car – check your tires (consider winter tires if you haven’t already), check your fluid levels, check the battery, and check your windshield wipers. Decrease your speed and leave yourself plenty of room to stop. Brake gently to avoid skidding. If your wheels start to lock...
Putting winter tires on between Nov 1 and Apr 1 will earn you a winter tire discount of about 5% with most insurers. Use a telematics device Allow your insurer to monitor your driving habits and they will reward you with a reduced rate, sometimes as much as 25% off at renewal. Research...
We also see the procrastination of putting on snow tires having an effect. Many people don’t think of putting on snow tires until it’s snowed a few times and their vehicles are sliding around the roads like sleds. They know that they have snow tires, and that they need them; but the...