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Posted on 9/20/18 at 12:18 pm
Posted by BomBayTiger
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 12:18 pm
My son is 17 and we will be purchasing him a used vehicle.

I assume I just put the vehicle in my name, and put it under my insurance with my other vehicles, and add him as a driver.

Any other suggestions or is this a pretty straight forward deal?

Thanks
Posted by rowbear1922
Lake Chuck, LA
Member since Oct 2008
15164 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 12:23 pm to
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pretty straight forward deal



ETA: I'll sell you a 2009 Chevy Silverado.
This post was edited on 9/20/18 at 12:24 pm
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 12:52 pm to
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I assume I just put the vehicle in my name, and put it under my insurance with my other vehicles, and add him as a driver. Any other suggestions or is this a pretty straight forward deal?


I need you to sit down for the next part.

Your insurance just doubled, baw.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
21836 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:08 pm to
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I assume I just put the vehicle in my name, and put it under my insurance with my other vehicles, and add him as a driver.


You have assumed correctly.

Might also want to get in touch with your insurance agent ahead of time so you can be prepared for what your new insurance premium is going to be BEFORE you buy junior's vehicle.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:10 pm to
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I assume I just put the vehicle in my name, and put it under my insurance with my other vehicles, and add him as a driver.




add vehicle.

don't say shite about your son.


you're welcome.
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
18293 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:13 pm to
Make sure you take advantage of any deals the insurance company offers for good grades, driver’s ed, or extracurriculars.
This post was edited on 9/20/18 at 1:14 pm
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:23 pm to
show your face downvoter.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:32 pm to
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add vehicle. don't say shite about your son. you're welcome.


Son gets in accident, insurance denies coverage, he gets sued.
Posted by Jimmy2shoes
The South
Member since Mar 2014
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:39 pm to
Prepared thy anus. The big old Insurance penis is coming!
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:46 pm to
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Son gets in accident, insurance denies coverage


You know you are completely making this part up right?
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:54 pm to
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You know you are completely making this part up right?


Do tell Chad. It's my understanding that all licensed drivers living in a home must be listed on the policy or specifically excluded from it.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 1:55 pm to
there's coverage unless specifically excluded.

if a company picks the driver up at a renewal time, so be it.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 2:15 pm to
I think if there are 3 licensed drivers in a household, 3 cars, and it can be shown that each is a primary driver of each vehicle, they can force you to have that person on the coverage. Otherwise you are lying. You insure the 3rd vehicle as a non-primary use vehicle or something and you are basically committing fraud.
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 2:31 pm to
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there's coverage unless specifically excluded. if a company picks the driver up at a renewal time, so be it.


For Allstate and State Farm, male drivers under age 25 living in your residence must be named on the policy to be covered, I have a couple of sons and have been down this road already.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 2:33 pm to
they must when they know. they aren't excluded before.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 2:42 pm to
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they must when they know. they aren't excluded before.


I’d bet self reporting is covered in the t and c’s of the contract
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 9/20/18 at 2:54 pm to
Do as you please. They aren’t denying people’s children’s claims who aren’t specifically excluded.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 3:07 pm to
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They aren’t denying people’s children’s claims who aren’t specifically excluded.





Maybe not, but what you're suggesting amounts to insurance fraud. And they'll absolutely drop your coverage when/if they find out, whether that be for a claim or some other way.
Posted by CajunTiger92
Member since Dec 2007
2818 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 3:21 pm to
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Your insurance just doubled,


That’s if he is lucky. Throw in some wrecks and speeding tickets and it goes way way up. I think at one point we were paying around $13k/yr for four vehicles.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
166051 posts
Posted on 9/20/18 at 3:34 pm to
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Maybe not, but what you're suggesting amounts to insurance fraud. And they'll absolutely drop your coverage when/if they find out, whether that be for a claim or some other way.



not really, i'm suggesting he adds the vehicle.

obviously his son is already licensed and is already a household driver if you want to get spiffy with me and obviously he isn't already "added" to policy since OP is subjecting that into his options.

so technically you can whine and say he's already committed the fraud... which he really hasn't because nobody in america says to themself " i need to add this bastard to my insurance policy right now" when they get licensed... automatic coverage... like has been my point.
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