{"id":44,"date":"2019-05-13T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/?p=44"},"modified":"2019-05-07T09:17:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T15:17:38","slug":"hitting-the-road-what-kind-of-auto-insurance-coverage-do-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/hitting-the-road-what-kind-of-auto-insurance-coverage-do-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitting the Road? What Kind of Auto Insurance Coverage Do You Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;re planning a spring or summer road trip, take time to review your auto insurance to ensure you have adequate protection for your travels. You don&rsquo;t want to be caught short on a coverage when you&rsquo;re far from home. At Palm Valley Insurance Inc. in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, we can help you update your policy to meet your travel needs. Here&rsquo;s what you should know about your insurance coverage before hitting the road.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location May Affect Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>States vary on minimum auto insurance requirements, particularly liability coverage. If you plan to travel cross-country, ask your Palm Valley Insurance agent if your policy comes with a broadening clause that extends liability coverage to meet the requirements of the states you&rsquo;ll be traveling through in order to protect you against accidents. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coverage for Additional Drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re traveling with friends and plan on having them help with the driving, make sure they&rsquo;re covered under your policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coverage for Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the length of your road trip and the number of participants, you may want to attach a trailer to your vehicle for hauling luggage, camping gear, sports gear, etc. Before hitting the road, make sure this trailer is covered in your auto insurance policy.<\/p>\n<p>To fully protect your trailer and its contents, you&rsquo;ll need liability, collision and comprehensive coverage. While you&rsquo;re at it, make sure your vehicle has adequate collision and comprehensive coverage to protect you against crashes, theft, vandalism, and damage from adverse weather. You never know what you&rsquo;ll come up against on the road.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roadside Assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your policy doesn&rsquo;t include roadside assistance, consider adding it on for your travels. This protection is a lifesaver if you have unexpected car troubles far from home.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about auto insurance protection for road trips, contact Palm Valley Insurance Inc. in&nbsp;Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;re planning a spring or summer road trip, take time to review your auto insurance to ensure you have adequate protection for your travels. You don&rsquo;t want to be caught short on a coverage when you&rsquo;re far from home. At Palm Valley Insurance Inc. in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, we can help you update [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3,2],"class_list":["post-44","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-palm-valley-insurance-inc","tag-ponte-vedra-beach-fl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmvalleyinsure.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}