Comments on: AllState DriveWise review after 30 days

By: Snidelywhiplash

Snidelywhiplash — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:47:46 +0000

This drive wise device only benefits the retired and non working folks, if you travel for work you are punished, if you work during the week your punished, if you drive over 18,000 miles your punished. Point in fact it only works if you don’t. This device sounds like something out of the Obama administration. Not happy with it at all. I am a safe drive but due to my work schedule I am not recieving a good discount.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:53:06 +0000

what did you do to fix the truck was it just a simple disconnect of the device

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 02:05:38 +0000

My experience with Drivewise so far is that it’s ludicrously inaccurate. For example, it shows my drive to work on Friday, but not a trip home. Apparently I’m still at work . . . two days later. Similarly, the web site shows a four-mile trip to a store today, but a 2.5 mile trip home on the same route. So, if the drivewise device can’t track mileage accurately, how do I know it tracks *anything* accurately?

By: scott e.

scott e. — Fri, 09 May 2014 20:46:29 +0000

We signed up for drivewise a few months ago, I also disagree with their evaluation.(we are much better drivers than what they say).

Yesterday my wife’s 2011 with 19k miles, Chevy Tahoe quit on her on i95 near Baltimore, at 60 mph., after being towed to my Chevy dealer(I am a dealer employee) and having one of the top techs look at it to determine the problem; it was determined that the battery and electrical system completely failed as a result of the drivewise devise.
It causes the modules in the vehicle to stay “awake” and not go into a dormant mode, which is what they should do. Luckily, my wife was not injured or killed on the very narrow shoulder or I95 and the Tahoe is fine now.

I have pulled the devise out , for good!

Scott
Silver Spring,Md

By: Dunrite675

Dunrite675 — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:44:13 +0000

I do think it is possible for the government to use this, but it really is just designed to keep your insurance low if you are a good driver. Also, we have found that we drive better knowing the device is “tracking”. about a year later, and still very happy with the device.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:55:10 +0000

Thanks for the information. I just spoke with our Allstate agent today regarding this exact issue.

If we decide to have the device hooked up, we have to wait until the next renewal period.

Do you feel this is just another step toward Big Brother and Government Spying?

Columbus, OH