Get Insured Drivers! Police officers will now verify coverage even if you have a current policy.
For years drivers have been able to slide by with getting a 6 month policy and not paying it. These drivers would keep the card and have proof of coverage, even though the coverage had been canceled or dropped by the insurance company. Not NO MORE!!!!
Drivers have been known to pay for one month of an auto insurance policy and quit paying after the required first payment. This would allow them to have an insurance card that shows to be valid for 6 months or even a year and they would provide this after a ticket or during an accident. DPS (Department of Public Safety) is putting a stop to this promptly. America is smarter and will be much safer on the road across the country as more and more states are picking up and using what is known as Vehicle Insurance Verification.
The Vehicle Insurance Verification system is a program that verifies auto insurance coverage is maintained by the vehicle in question. An officer now calls and makes sure the driver has current coverage regardless of a valid policy or not. If the driver doesn’t have current auto insurance coverage, the state records the information and keeps it on file. Once a driver gets caught by the system they will be required to carry sr-22 insurance and or lose their license to a suspension for a set period of time determined by law.
The only drawback of the system is time. The officer will now have to call and verify coverage which will take more time. However, this is well worth the time and will save millions in insurance cost and drivers who get hit by the uninsured.
