Drivers of cars manufactured by General Motors, Honda and other popular brands say that their insurance rates went up after the companies sent data about their driving behavior to issuers without their knowledge.
Kenn Dahl, 65, is a Seattle-area businessman who told The New York Times that his car insurance costs soared by 21% in 2022 after GM’s OnStar Smart Driver computerized system installed in his Chevy Bolt collected information about the particulars of his driving habits.
Dahl said that his insurance agent told him the price increase was based on data collected by LexisNexis, which compiled a report tracking each and every time he and his wife drove their Chevy Bolt over a six-month period.
According to Dahl, the 258-page report contained information about the start and end times of his trips, distance driven and other data detailing possible instances of speeding, hard braking and sharp accelerations.
The report contained information about one particular trip in June which lasted 18 minutes and spanned 7.33 miles
During that same trip, the LexisNexis report recorded two instances of rapid acceleration and two incidents of hard braking.
Perfect Driving Records Don’t matter at all ONLY your Credit score !!!
The two are related. If you have a poor credit score that reflects that you are not very careful or responsible, which is directly applicable to how you’ll behave while driving (or doing anything else for that matter).
You are WRONG & I am Proof !!! 8:51 am I have Perfect Record over 50 years incl CDL
& Credit has NOTHING to do with one’s driving !!! PERIOD COMMON SENSE & PROVEN !!
These damn companys have been Ripping ME & Millions more off for years since this shhht
began back in the 80’s !!!!! Govt needs to BAN it !!! It makes NO LOGICAL SENSE !!!
Discrimination using Credit to determine auto insurance !!! Just an excuse to CHARGE MORE !!!
You are not there to get a LOAN so No credit should be involved !!!! DUGH
the Smartest people never went to college & the best drivers have bad credit DO a PROPER Study !!!!
anyone can have bad credit at any time in their life & has NOTHING to do with Driving or hitting a Golf Ball !!!!