BRIEF: Drive is on for Car Insurance By-the-Mile

By Shelby Wood, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.

Apr. 10--Here's a quirky thing about car insurance: What you pay doesn't depend all that much on how many miles you drive. Even if you log 10,000 fewer miles per year than a neighbor who shares your gender, age and accident history, you're likely to pay just as much for insurance.

But there are signs the old system could be changing. Read more on The Oregonian's green blog, PDXgreen.

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