I just saw a writeup on the TV news about car manufacturers selling info from different car computers to insurance companies. This included hard acceleration, top speeds, and hard braking. Well, after 2 years of slight changes in my insurance premiums, I took my car to the local drag strip where I ran in the 9's at around 150mph followed by some pretty hard braking. In the month that followed, I noticed that my insurance went up by 5%, and then another 21% in the next month. I have never had a claim with this car.
I called my insurance company (USAA) to ask about the sudden increase. They would not confirm nor deny that it had anything to do with the info stored in my car computer. They told me that the increase was due to an increase in the number of claims in my area, even though I did not have any on myself.
I am wondering if this is completely legal, and if others may have seen the same situation.
I called my insurance company (USAA) to ask about the sudden increase. They would not confirm nor deny that it had anything to do with the info stored in my car computer. They told me that the increase was due to an increase in the number of claims in my area, even though I did not have any on myself.
I am wondering if this is completely legal, and if others may have seen the same situation.