Will My Car Insurance Cover My Car If I Loan It To a Friend in New York?
Reader’s Question:
What will happen if I loan my vehicle in Hamburg, New York to a friend and he got cited for driving without a license and a ticket for speeding. Will it affect my auto insurance?
Carol
Hamburg, NY
If your friend borrow your vehicle and he got cited for driving without a license and a ticket for speeding, normally the ticket will be written to your friend and will not affect your automobile insurance rate premium. However, if the ticket was written against the car then it could affect your auto insurance rate depending on what the violation was.
Usually it is best that you lend your vehicle to someone who has a valid drivers license. Some insurance carriers will not cover if the driver does not have a valid drivers license and got into an accident, depending on the exclusion on your car insurance policy. Even if the insurance company will cover it, your automobile insurance rate in New York will be affected.
