Proof: black cars are for rich bastards [updated]

Posted on 06-04-2016 at 10:24 by MauritsH – 40 Comments”

Thus, the Consumers ‘ association.

Ahead, the title is quite aside from the truth, but ultimately, you go with a black car chance on a higher insurance premium than when your pride is on wheels, pak ‘m beet green or yellow. The Consumers ‘ association has done research on the insurance premiums, and came to a frankly shocking conclusion. Reaal (WA), you pay for a black car to 9% more premium than a car in a more striking colour.

Danger for theft and such are in this respect not relevant, because the WA-policies. We must therefore conclude that cars with a bright(er) coat colour is quite simply better stand out and so are less often involved in accidents. Right?

Not at all. Red cars are sometimes actually cheaper than other cars and in the tested insurance companies (Reaal, Route Mobiel and Myself) are blue cars are the cheapest to allriskverzekeringen. You do not drive into something splinternieuws and prefers to use restricted shell? Take a green! In other words: it all seems a bit random. On the other hand: if you have the logic, however, had understood, you were now likely to be an actuary. The question is whether you must want.

UPDATE: According to insurer Inshared -which is just as useful responds to the accounting – is the color will not affect the number of claims for damage caused, unless… the car is pink! You know what you are to do so!

Photo: thick BMW Mercedes-Maybach by @diederik888, via Autojunk.