What grade point average does a teen have to maintain here in Kentucky in order to be eligible for auto insurance discounts?

Melissa

Louisville, KY

There is no law in Kentucky that says one must pass a certain grade point average in order to be eligible for driving. However, there is what they call No Pass, No Drive law that is stated under the KRS 186.400 administration law. This law states that participating schools must notify Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet about minors who abandon school or are academically unsatisfactory. These students may be evaluated and may have their driver’s licenses dismissed if found to be school dropouts.

However, a driver who was given a driver’s permit while still under the age of 18 should take a driver education program. The driver must pass a written test before being subject to further evaluation for unrestricted license eligibility.

If the teen already has a learner’s permit, he must be able to get auto insurance. However, if he gets into trouble before getting his auto insurance and gets his license dismissed, he may have a hard time getting insurance. This is because auto insurance companies need to make sure that the person they are insuring is eligible to drive (with a driver’s license). If he has a dismissed license or drives without any license, chances are the auto insurance company would be paying for a bigger amount and would make them consider the driver as a high-risk.

I need to know more about SR22 in Kentucky. I got convicted of DUI lately and I have a court order to file SR22. Hope you can help me.

Pat

Fayette, KY

Hello there, Pat.

I am glad you asked about SR22. A lot of people get convicted of DUI and would have trouble with their insurance…for it could eventually lead to higher insurance rates.
An SR22 is actually a form that serves like a tracker of the high-risk classified. This shows proof of insurance to the DMV. Unfortunately, it is inevitable that DUI’s and DWI’s will likely raise your car insurance premiums.

There are some cases when the rates go so high that the insured is unable to cover the costs. It will be the burden of the insurance company to inform the DVM that the high-risk driver or SR-22 carrier no longer holds auto insurance. You may verify from Kentucky DVM, but normally, SR-22 will last for 3-5 years. After this period, you will be able to experienced reduced car insurance premium may go down depending on how well your driving history has been.

There are some SR22 insurance companies online that offer services for filing SR22. They will not be judgmental about your situation because their ultimate goal is to get you an SR22 within the day so you will be able to drive again. You might want to try to shop online for these services are available at he click of your mouse.

A: For people who don’t own cars, it is still often necessary for them to drive using cars borrowed from other people, and so even if they have had their license suspended, they may need a driver’s license in order to get around. SR22 insurance for non owner drivers exists for people in these situations, so that they have the option of reinstating their suspended driver’s license with an SR22 form the same way others who do own cars do.  The SR22 part means that driver was convicted of either driving without a license, driving drunk or under the influence of drugs or driving with a suspended license.  Any way you slice it, they are high risk drivers.

You can find SR22 insurance for non owner drivers practically any place which sells car insurance policies, and many companies even allow you to purchase your non owner policy online. Some companies may not sell a non owner policy because, since they don’t know what kind of car you will be driving, it is considered high risk.

With a SR22 insurance for non owner drivers policy, you will only be able to purchase the minimum no fault and liability insurance in KY. Your insurance will also only cover you when you are driving cars which are not registered in your own name.

A: Getting into a car accident will not directly affect your SR22 filing, but it could do so indirectly. Your SR22 filing is only affected by whether or not you are paying for car insurance. If you have car insurance, your SR22 status is fine. If you don’t, then it isn’t, and you can lose your license. What could affect your SR22 filing is your possession of car insurance coverage, which can be affected by an accident.

If you are already a high risk customer–which you probably are, since you are filing SR22 insurance–then getting into an accident which is caused by your own negligent driving is almost certain to cause negative consequences. While some companies may be lenient and simply raise the rates on your premiums as a result of the accident, other companies may choose to cancel your car insurance policy as soon as they find out.

You should remember, though, that your car insurance company may not necessarily find out about your accident. Most companies only check your record once a year or even once every three years, so your accident may have fallen off your record by the time they check. However, if they don’t find out on their own and you don’t tell them, then once they do find out they could still cancel your policy because of misrepresentation.

A: Yes, you need to file an SR22 form for any car. In fact, your SR22 form isn’t for your car at all, it’s for you. You can see this from the fact that some people are required to file non owners SR22 insurance even if the cars they are driving are insured by their owners. It is not your car your insurance company is worried about, but your driving. Having to file an SR22 form has put you in a very high risk category, and your DMV has to be sure that you will be insured because you pose a greater risk of getting into a car accident, especially a serious one.

If you have an older car, you can do some things which will allow you to pay less money to file your SR22 form. For an older car, you should first see how much your car is worth. You can do this by looking in Kelley’s Blue Book. Now take the worth of your car and compare it to how much you pay every year to file your SR22 form. If you are paying more to file insurance than you would get if you sold your car, then you need to have the least amount of insurance that it is legal to have. If your car is worth less than $1000, then you should absolutely cut your coverage as low as it goes.