Comprehending Liability Law For Your Automobile
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If you want to own and drive a vehicle in the United States you will probably have to live up to a policy that required you to have an insurance policy covering the vehicle. Depending on whether you own the vehicle or not you will have to purchase either a full coverage or liability insurance policy. A full coverage policy will cover any damages done in an accident regardless of whose vehicle and property are damaged. The liability insurance policy only covers damages to property and vehicle that belong to anyone involved other than the policy holder.
A liability insurance policy is less expensive to purchase than a full coverage policy. Most states do require you to have an insurance policy in order to own and operate a vehicle. It is acceptable to have only a liability policy as long as you have full ownership of your vehicle.
If you are still making payments to a bank or financial institution to purchase a vehicle, the bank or financial institution still holds the title to the vehicle so they require that you have a full coverage policy on the vehicle. This is because if you were to get into an accident, they would like your policy to cover the damages to your vehicle so you can get it fixed and continue to drive it.
They know that if you only had a liability policy and the vehicle was damaged to the point that it was not drivable, the chances are very good that you will not be able to make the payments if you are not able to drive the vehicle to your work. Even though it costs more on a monthly basis for a full coverage policy, you will be able to get the vehicle fixed after the accident and should have no problem continuing with the payments.
Finding out the value of your vehicle is a very important part of the decision about whether you should have a full coverage policy or a liability policy. With any policy that you choose you will have a deductible to pay if you are in an accident.
If the deductible is more than the total value of the vehicle then paying for the higher priced full coverage policy may not be a good option for you. If you get into an accident and it will cost more to fix the vehicle than the value of the car then the insurance company will probably total your vehicle out and only cover you for the value.
If this is the case, the law still requires you to hold an insurance policy to drive so you might be better off paying a lower amount for the liability insurance policy so that you still meet the requirements of the law but are not paying more for the replacement of your own vehicle when it's value is not more than the deductible.
A liability insurance policy is less expensive to purchase than a full coverage policy. Most states do require you to have an insurance policy in order to own and operate a vehicle. It is acceptable to have only a liability policy as long as you have full ownership of your vehicle.
If you are still making payments to a bank or financial institution to purchase a vehicle, the bank or financial institution still holds the title to the vehicle so they require that you have a full coverage policy on the vehicle. This is because if you were to get into an accident, they would like your policy to cover the damages to your vehicle so you can get it fixed and continue to drive it.
They know that if you only had a liability policy and the vehicle was damaged to the point that it was not drivable, the chances are very good that you will not be able to make the payments if you are not able to drive the vehicle to your work. Even though it costs more on a monthly basis for a full coverage policy, you will be able to get the vehicle fixed after the accident and should have no problem continuing with the payments.
Finding out the value of your vehicle is a very important part of the decision about whether you should have a full coverage policy or a liability policy. With any policy that you choose you will have a deductible to pay if you are in an accident.
If the deductible is more than the total value of the vehicle then paying for the higher priced full coverage policy may not be a good option for you. If you get into an accident and it will cost more to fix the vehicle than the value of the car then the insurance company will probably total your vehicle out and only cover you for the value.
If this is the case, the law still requires you to hold an insurance policy to drive so you might be better off paying a lower amount for the liability insurance policy so that you still meet the requirements of the law but are not paying more for the replacement of your own vehicle when it's value is not more than the deductible.
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April Kerr owns website JeriMoberly which has info on details of umbrella insurance cover and what is umbrella insurance.
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