HELP! 14Y/O WRECKED MY CAR

[PayrollHRGuy]

In NJ, too. But apparently not NV (I looked it up) - which boggles my mind. Not the looking it up part...

Where do you get that about NV. I can find no allowed grace period for auto liability insurance.

 

[Zigner]

This In this thread, the OP never said the car was "new" - just that she had just bought it.

 

[stealth2]

Where do you get that about NV. I can find no allowed grace period for auto liability insurance.

The info I found from NV DMV for dealers gave no indication that valid insurance had to be shown when releasing a car.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

The info I found from NV DMV for dealers gave no indication that valid insurance had to be shown when releasing a car.

That is correct. It is 100% on the buyer to make sure they are insured before they drive off the lot.

 

[quincy]

Doesn’t previous car insurance (insurance still covering another car, like a trade in) cover temporarily a new car purchase? Just curious.

 

[Zigner]

Doesn’t previous car insurance (insurance still covering another car, like a trade in) cover temporarily a new car purchase? Just curious.

It may...assuming that one had insurance previously.

 

[286CSO]

Brand new car should have been insured before driving it off the lot. That is NOT difficult to do at all.

Right??!!
I did it in 3 minutes on a phone app a few months back when we bought a new car. Signed the paperwork, added it to our insurance before we drove off.

 

[Zigner]

Right??!!
I did it in 3 minutes on a phone app a few months back when we bought a new car. Signed the paperwork, added it to our insurance before we drove off.

As I pointed out, it sounds much more like this was a used car purchase from a private party. Of course, the OP hasn't clarified that point (yet).