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Correction: Insuring unlicensed drivers

Thanks to the reader who alerted me via email to an error I've been making fairly routinely when discussing the Driver Responsibility Program, including I fear in testimony earlier this week to the House Public Safety Committee. I've mentioned several times that insurance companies won't write policies to unlicensed drivers, arguing that when the state revoked licenses under the Driver Responsibility Program, it is increasing the number of uninsured drivers. But this reader forwarded me a scanned Greensheet advertisement promoting liability insurance for sale even if you don't have a driver's license. The ad was unclear and I've heard that statement so many different times from different sources, I was skeptical, so this fellow called the company, writing back a few hours later:I just checked with the Baja agent to make sure the insurance available with ?no license? applies to Texas registered cars in Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 12, 2010 (boomark / email).