my agent hooks me up with the "drives no more than 25 miles per day" discount. this sounds like its a electronic version of this that keeps a actual total. the other ones i have read about insurance companies employing use gps. the skeptic in me says it sounds like a carrot as i believe that the courts just ruled that the auto companies can't put the "black data boxes" in to collect data. jonathan On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Gnarlodious wrote: > USATODAY.com - Drivers let Big Brother in to get a break > http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2004-08-08-insure_x.htm > > Progressive will announce its TripSense trial in Minnesota on Aug. 24. > Customers who sign up will get a device the size of a Tic Tac box to plug > into their cars. The device will track speed and how many miles are driven > at what times of day. Every few months, customers would unplug the device > from the car, plug it into a computer, upload the data and send it to > Progressive. Depending on results, discounts will range from 5% to 25%. > > > - Gnarlie > |
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