Everyone has to have car insurance. I suppose there could be a few exceptions but generally if you get caught driving without insurance you’re going to be a lot of trouble. Most states, like the one I live in, Oregon, requires that you have insurance on your vehicle at all times you can’t even register your vehicle without car insurance.
It is a requirement that if you purchase a new automobile or truck or anything you drive that you make payments on you have to have full coverage insurance on it. On the other hand if you own your car or truck that you don’t have to put full coverage on it, you can choose liability only if you want. This is very inexpensive, but not always the best idea.
Liability insurance should be included in any auto insurance coverage you buy. This is used when you are responsible for an accident or any damage to car or even life.
This is the bare minimum that you can get when you buy. Without this, you would have to pay for all types of damage right out of your own pocket. having liability insurance, though, makes it so that your insurance company has to pay all the damages less the deductible that you have on your policy. It is truly dependent on your policy coverage in your insurance company.
If you opt to purchase liability insurance only, you will not be able to recuperate any money if someone else causes damage to your car or truck. They should, by rights, have liability insurance as well, and that money will come from their insurance company. Nevertheless, you never know what is going on with anyone on the road, and some do drive without insurance. If that person were to be involved in an accident with you, you may be out of luck.
if worse came to worst, you could take them to court and sue them but chances are if they can’t afford to buy liability insurance they won’t be able to afford a judgment that is registered against them either.
If you can afford it, it is always the best option to have full coverage insurance on your vehicle but sometimes this option is just way too expensive. Those just setting about in life may only have this bare minimum coverage, but chances are they also have a car that is not worth very much. As they get older though, and become more able to afford higher-priced cars, it is a really good idea to have more than just your everyday liability insurance. As with home and life insurance, it is always wise to think about the unknown and to realize you never know what will happen.
Get the most insurance coverage you can for yourself and you won’t regret it if you ever need it.
