A: Many companies refuse to offer Kentucky SR22 insurance because it’s simply too risky, and so for those who must file it, looking for a company that does offer it can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. While these companies may show up on the map less frequently or may be more expensive, this isn’t to say that it is impossible to become insured this way. You just have to know where to look.

You need to look for companies which claim to offer high risk insurance, because your SR22 falls into this category. By choosing these companies, you are more likely to be sold an insurance policy, since they sell them to most. If your driving record is really bad, though, you might be denied even by them.

But the road doesn’t end there. If you can’t take out a  SR22 policy from a high risk policy, you can go ahead and join the state assigned risk pool, where you will definitely get insured.

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: 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.