How long after purchasing a vehicle do you have to obtain insurance in the State of Washington? What do I need to do to get a free quote?

Carl

Spokane, WA

According to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner for Washington state, the State requires individuals that operates a motor vehicle to have liability insurance. There is no grace period for car insurance liability.

The Washington state insurance regulator states that all insurance providers have different time requirements to add a newly acquired car to the policy. You would need to verify with your insurance company to know if there is a grace period for adding that new car to your existing policy.

If you do not already have an car insurance policy on any cars but are purchasing a vehicle then normally you will need to get insurance before leaving the lot with the vehicle. You can provide an insurance provider information on the car in advance so that the policy can be started.

To get a quote, just ask, call, email or submit your zip code to the advertisers to start the quote process.

I live in Washington. I just want to know how long do I have to get an insurance after I purchased a car?

Mikaela

Thank you for asking Mikaela.

According to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner for Washington state, the State requires individuals that drives a motor vehicle to have liability insurance. There is no grace period for liability.

In addition to that, insurance regulator for the state of Washington states that all insurance providers have different time requirements to add a newly acquired car to the insurance policy. You may contact your insurance provider to get information regarding grace period for adding that newly acquired motor vehicle to your existing insurance policy. Most dealers require physical damage coverage on the car before it leaves the dealership.

If you have car insurance already on other vehicles and purchase a new car that needs to be added to your insurance policy you may contact your insurance company to make know if your insurance policy will extend to the new car for a certain amount of time or if you must add the car immediately to the policy to be covered.

If you do not have a car insurance policy yet on any vehicles but is planning to buy a car then you will need to get car insurance before leaving the lot with the car normally.

Goodluck!

MariCAR