{"id":44602,"date":"2024-05-30T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/understanding-vehicles-value-made-easy-20240530-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:33:21","slug":"understanding-vehicles-value-made-easy-20240530-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/understanding-vehicles-value-made-easy-20240530-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding vehicle\u2019s value made easy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taking out car insurance may be less of a stock standard procedure than many motorists realise. One of the most important factors to consider when choosing the appropriate level of cover is the value of the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siyakha Masiye, spokesperson at MiWay Insurance, explains that there are different \u201clevels of value\u201d. These include retail, market, trade-in and special agreed value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach of these value options has specific implications for the amount the car is insured for, and ultimately, the amount that can be claimed for in the event of an accident or write-off. The choice that car owners make will depend on a range of factors. It\u2019s important for motorists to be equipped with the right information on what these value options mean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_bf8ef553\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11864\/a4bddf2013754dd483b172d21632a112.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/29b22abcaf7a4d7aa125caccea5f986e.jpg\" title=\"There are different \u201clevels of value\u201d to consider when insuring a vehicle.  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