California moving on "pay-as-you-drive" car insurance

Posted by: Ethan Fawley in transportation, policy, driving on Jul 1, 2009  

"Pay-as-you-drive" insurance (PAYD) provides an alternative to standard flat-fee insurance and has been shown to save drivers money and cut driving, gas consumption, and global warming pollution. This is the type of win-win policy that just makes sense as we move forward toward reduced oil dependence. While many states--including Minnesota--have experimented with small-scale pilot projects in PAYD, California is now working on a statewide policy that would enable more widespread use. They have a public comment period open now and will likely have a policy by the end of the year. Minnesota needs to also take steps to move beyond pilot project to a more supportive statewide enabling policy.

If you haven't heard of PAYD before and are interested in more details, I would suggest the Environmental Defense Fund's summary.

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written by Michael Formby, July 07, 2009
These types of schemes are good, its good that everyone universally is now doing there bit to cut global warming and pollution, you can get temporary car insurance here in the uk but its more of a daily cover type policy.

Mikey
www.energyrenewals.com

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