Reader’s Question:

Does the state of Oklahoma requires that you have to have car insurance even though you don’t own a car?

Lester

Tulsa, OK

You do not necessarily need to have car insurance just because you have an Oklahoma driver’s license. There is no reason that insurance is needed just to get an OK driver’s license. Therefore if you have one for purposes of identification or just to have in case you even purchase a car then you would not need auto insurance.

If you do not have your own car but do drive other people’s cars in Oklahoma then you will need to make sure you would be covered if in an accident and be able to show proof of financial responsibility (an insurance card) if asked by police officers. If you do not own a car nor live in a household with cars in which you could be placed on the insurance policy of then you may want to consider getting a non-owner’s policy.

Basically a non-owner’s policy is a liability policy that would be secondary to the auto owner’s primary insurance policy if you were to cause an accident. A non-owner’s policy would be under your name and be proof of insurance if you needed to show an insurance card under your name.