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If a friend borrows your car and gets in an accident does your auto insurance cover damages?
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∙ 14y ago
Depends. If said friend has insurance then in most cases their insurance will cover the damages due to vicarious liability. If the friend does not have insurance, you are then responsible for any damages caused.
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If a friend borrows your car and you did not know he has a suspended license will insurance pay for damages caused by an accident he had?
Yes, generally barring any exclusions in your policy if he had your (owners) permission to drive.
What will happen to me if my friend borrows my car and they don't have a license or any insurance and get pulled over by the police?
Your Friend Will get multiple traffic tickets for driving without insurance and without a drivers license. If your friend has an at fault accident. The other party or his insurer can sue both you and your friend for any and all damages incurred. They can sue your friend because he was the driver and they can sue you because you are the owner of the vehicle who allowed him to drive your vehicle. .
What happens when an uninsured driver borrows a friend's uninsured car and gets into a wreck?
Both the uninsured driver and the friend are in trouble. My GUSS IS the uninsured friend will be liable to any damages he has caused The uninsured friend will be responsible for the damages to their car If insurance is required in your state, the uninsured friend and/or driver could face criminal charges
New driver gets into accident with friends car with no insurance friend only has GDL who's liable for damages to both cars?
If it was your fault then your freind is liable for the damages. If it was the other guys fault then his insurance will pay for it. Keep in mind, while legally it is the owners responsibility for the damages, he can sue you if he wanted to.
When you do not have any insurance AND the person who took your car without permission has no insurance and causes an accident who is responsible of the other parties damages?
You hope that the other driver responsible in the crash has insurance that covers uninsured drivers and then you sue your friend!
Will your auto insurance policy be voided if you loaned your car to a friend without knowing his license was suspended and he got into an accident?
It depends, they could or they could have you sign an exclusion on that driver, which means that if that person ever drives the car again and gets into an accident the insurance company will not be responsible for damages.
What might the consequences be for a roommate borrowing your car with permission and then having an accident in a different state other than where the car is insured?
Assuming your friend has insurance, they would file a claim against the other insurnace company. If your friend doesn't have insurance, you'll have to pursue your firend civillay to recover damages. Insurance follows the driver, not the car, so it doesn't matter which state the accident was in.
Can you sue your friend's insurance company if you were in an accident but they were not at fault?
You can.
If your son away at college borrows a friend's car and has an accident and even though the friend's insurance applies you are sued for damages does your policy cover this under a non-owned definition?
NEED MORE INFO... IS YOUR SON ON THE POLICY , DOES YOUR BYLAWS OF POLICY STATE NON OWNED VEHICHLE MEANS ANYONES CAR THE PEOPLE ON THE POLICY ARE IN OR DRIVING. ALL STATES AND INSURANCE LAWS VARY THIS IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD POSE TO INSURANCE AGENCY OR IF YOU DONT WANT TO MAKE THEM AWARE WHICH I WOULDNT KNOW HOW BECAUSE MOST STATES REQUIRE DRIVERS TO OWN CAR INSURANCE FOR THE PERSONAL INJURY PORTION OF AN ACCIDENT, IN THE EVENT THERE IS NO VEHICLE DAMAGE, YOU CAN GET INTOUCH WITH AN INSURANCE 1(800) HOTLINE LISTED IN YOUR PHONE BOOK OR CALL THE INSURANCE DIVISION OF YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT..GOOD LUCK
What would happen if a friend lets you borrow his insured car and you get into an accident but you do not own a car or have insurance?
I believe most insurances will cover the damages if the car is insured and you have a license, but if you do not have a license the insurance will not cover anything you are both liable. Your friend is liable for loning you the car without a license and you are liable for driving it.
Whose insurance pays if a friend damages your car while driving it?
Yours
What if someone is driving your car and they get into an accident and do not have car insurance?
Do you have car insurance? Yours will cover it. Your friend if he is a true friend, will cover the deductible.
