Cost of Auto Insurance in Tampa (Area) (Winter Haven: income, sales tax)

[Ken E]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Here ya go....


California's hit-and-run crisis / More flee fatal accidents here than any other state - SFGate

That article was written in 2003. Florida was a different place then.

[Soup Not See]

Originally Posted by Ken E

That article was written in 2003. Florida was a different place then.

And quoted hit-and-run stats from 1999-2001 lol ...

[lilacmama]

What coverage do most of you carry? I carry $50K/$100K here in MI and curious what liability most carry down there? I hear FL can go as low as $10K which seems low to me.

I posted this on another thread too since there are a few going around.

[deebin]

Originally Posted by sinatras

I just came back from Boston. I was in DC a few months ago. I was in California last year. I was in Georgia, Texas, Indiana this year.

I have NEVER in all my travels seen as many billboards for lawyers and "auto accident clinics" in one metro area as I see in Tampa Bay.

I have never been as bombarded by lawyer TV ads either as I am living here.

I don't even see as many in Miami when I go down there to visit my father.

It's almost like these scumbags are just DYING for people to get into accidents!

This fake accident/injury scheme must be making a lot of lawyers and doctors very very rich in Tampa Bay.

Have you been to Las Vegas?
Nothing but personal injury attorney commercials on TV. Billboards also.

[Vannort54]

Originally Posted by planedition

If that were the whole truth (and I am not saying that you are totally wrong), then the rates in cities where there are high concentrations of illegals would be comparable to Tampa and Miami rates. Which is not the case. I have lived in cities (DC, LA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, NYC) with A LOT more illegals than Tampa Bay and the rates have been half of what I pay now. I have never paid what I am paying now, even though I lived in NYC and that place is OVERRUN with Mexican/Salvadoran illegals cooking in kitchens, cleaning buildings, etc.

The rates in Tampa/Miami/Florida are nuts b/c of the fraud. Because if you can't get a job, at least you can fake an injury and still get a check.

Auto insurance in Chicago is way cheaper than here because illionis is not a no fault state. When we left Chicago and moved here our auto insurance almost doubled and we had to take a higher deductable here. So Florida is not such a cheap state to live in. Your auto and homeowners makes up for not having a state tax.

[Pragmaticus]

Originally Posted by Vannort54

Auto insurance in Chicago is way cheaper than here because illionis is not a no fault state. When we left Chicago and moved here our auto insurance almost doubled and we had to take a higher deductable here. So Florida is not such a cheap state to live in. Your auto and homeowners makes up for not having a state tax.

Paradise tax?

[chi_tino]

Originally Posted by Vannort54

Auto insurance in Chicago is way cheaper than here because illionis is not a no fault state. When we left Chicago and moved here our auto insurance almost doubled and we had to take a higher deductable here. So Florida is not such a cheap state to live in. Your auto and homeowners makes up for not having a state tax.

In Chicago, I was paying $2,500 a year for liability insurance for a POS car that was worth about $3,000. No tickets, no accidents.

In Florida, a comprehensive (100k/300k/100k) policy for a $40,000 car costs me $800 a year.

My state income tax fell from $6,000 a year to zero. My sales tax went from 10% to 7%. I won't even start on housing costs, the ban on happy hour pricing in Chicago, $5 a gallon gas, $75 parking tickets and parking lots which will run you $10 an hour.

Cheaper in Chicago? Maybe if you were living in a cardboard box on Lower Wacker...

[Vannort54]

Originally Posted by chi_tino

In Chicago, I was paying $2,500 a year for liability insurance for a POS car that was worth about $3,000. No tickets, no accidents.

In Florida, a comprehensive (100k/300k/100k) policy for a $40,000 car costs me $800 a year.

My state income tax fell from $6,000 a year to zero. My sales tax went from 10% to 7%. I won't even start on housing costs, the ban on happy hour pricing in Chicago, $5 a gallon gas, $75 parking tickets and parking lots which will run you $10 an hour.

Cheaper in Chicago? Maybe if you were living in a cardboard box on Lower Wacker...

We lived in Joliet and paid $400 every 6 mts for full coverage sowe paid $800 a year with a $250 deductable on a 2010 Mazda 6. Moved to Florida went to $2,400 a year with a $500 deductable. So you tell me if insurance is cheaper in illionis. And our renters insurance went from $30,000 coverage paying $80 a year,to $15,000 coverage for over $200 a year. So there you have it.

[gulfporter]

Our car insurance doubled when we moved this year from AZ to FL. Same exact coverage/deductibles. Got quotes from 3 companies; all within a few bucks of each other. No accidents/claims in last 15 years.

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by seain dublin

It still is.

Auto Accidents pedestrian fatalities as percent of total statistics - States compared - StateMaster