{"id":24,"date":"2022-12-22T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2022-12-23T14:41:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T20:41:30","slug":"why-basic-auto-insurance-isnt-always-the-right-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/why-basic-auto-insurance-isnt-always-the-right-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Why basic auto insurance isn&#8217;t always the right choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basic auto insurance is what the state mandates you have for coverage. In Alabama, basic liability coverage is&nbsp;in the&nbsp;amount of&nbsp;25\/50\/25. At&nbsp;Baldo-Downs Insurance LLC in Tuscaloosa, AL, we get to know our customers so that we can help them&nbsp;make educated choices when it comes to their coverage.&nbsp;As an independent insurance agency, we have access to more carriers, which provides our customers with more options.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Coverage For Your Auto: More Than The Basics<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Liability insurance<\/strong> provides protection for other drivers from an accident where you are the at-fault driver. Basic coverage provides $25,000 for injuries to one person in an accident, with a total of $50,000 for all injuries. $25,000 is provided for property damage. This may be enough coverage for you if you have no assets, but with the cost of a hospital stay, it could be lacking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you owe money on your vehicle or if you are leasing it, you won&#8217;t be able to get away with just basic insurance. You will need to cover the vehicle as well. That means full coverage with glass, collision, and comprehensive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collision insurance<\/strong> covers your vehicle in an accident where you are at fault. But it also covers you if you are in a one-vehicle accident or if you are a victim of a hit-and-run.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comprehensive coverage <\/strong>is lots of non-collision things that can damage your vehicle. If your vehicle is stolen or vandalized, you are covered. If a deer jumped into your vehicle, no problem. Glass coverage is usually included. Make sure it is full glass coverage. Many weather-related incidents are also covered, including high winds, flooding, and hail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Give Us A Call<\/h3>\n<p>Contact Baldo-Downs Insurance LLC in Tuscaloosa, AL when you are looking for the right auto insurance policy. Call us or stop by for a free quote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic auto insurance is what the state mandates you have for coverage. In Alabama, basic liability coverage is&nbsp;in the&nbsp;amount of&nbsp;25\/50\/25. At&nbsp;Baldo-Downs Insurance LLC in Tuscaloosa, AL, we get to know our customers so that we can help them&nbsp;make educated choices when it comes to their coverage.&nbsp;As an independent insurance agency, we have access to more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9,8],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-baldo-downs-insurance-llc","tag-tuscaloosa-al"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.baldodownsinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}