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: The Kentucky Auto Insurance Program is a program for people who have trouble finding a company which will sell them insurance, in many cases SR22 insurance. People who can’t find insurance can join the assigned risk pool by filling out an application, and the AIP will then give their application to a participating company. All car insurance companies who are license to sell insurance policies by the state of Kentucky are required to participate in the Auto Insurance Program.

You can get any kind of SR22 coverage through the AIP, but the prices will be higher, so you should only submit an application there if you cannot get insured otherwise. In order to qualify to join the AIP pool, you have to have been rejected by an insurance company within two months of your application, and be able to provide proof that you have been rejected, so you have no choice but to do some shopping around first.

Since you are getting SR22 insurance, remember that there are some time constraints. If you apply to join the AIP pool, it takes about 15 days for you to actually get insured.

A: Since you have  car insurance, you have to pay more than the rest of us, but this also means you have a greater impetus to search out the best car insurance discounts. Never settle with a company that doesn’t have any good discounts available for you.

One discount for your which you should encounter universally is a good student discount, which is or those college and high school students who manage to achieve grades of either a B average or a 3.5 GPA or above, depending on the standards of your car insurance company.

Another thing student related which may apply to you is a discount for people whose home owns are far away from the college–usually 100+ miles. If this is how it is with you and your home own, you can leave your car there and say on your parents’ insurance policy instead of paying so much for your policy.