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pay-as-you-drive insurance [1 record]

Record 1 2016-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
DEF

Car insurance with a premium based on the number of kilometres travelled.

CONT

Pay-as-you-drive insurance would make buying car insurance more like buying gasoline: the less you drive, the less you pay.

OBS

Some insurers also take into account the usage characteristics of the insured vehicle (such as how much, when and where it is driven). The information is obtained with telematic devices.

OBS

pay-as-you-drive insurance: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
DEF

Assurance automobile avec une prime établie en fonction du nombre de kilomètres parcourus.

OBS

Certains assureurs tiennent également compte des caractéristiques d'utilisation du véhicule assuré (zone de circulation, type de route empruntée, horaires des déplacements, etc.). L'information est obtenue grâce à des dispositifs de télématique.

OBS

assurance au kilométrage : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

OBS

assurance au kilomètre : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 11 juin 2016.

Spanish

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