Can I be charged for insurance if I do not own a vehicle?
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Can I be charged for insurance if I do not own a vehicle?
I have just moved into my boyfriend’s parents’ house temporarily until we get our own place. I still use my parents address for mail and for my driver’s license so my mail doesn’t get lost or in the case of me losing my license if someone were to send it through the mail. However, now my parents’ insurance company, now assumes that I live there and also assume I am using their vehicles. I do not own a motor vehicle of any sort. They want to charge me $1000 for insurance if I don’t provide them with a lease agreement proving that I don’t live there. I feel like this is a threat as well as invasion of my privacy? If so, would this be worth taking to
court?
Asked on October 19, 2019 under Insurance Law, Washington
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
It is legal and understandable why they are doing this. The more drivers in a home, the more risk of accident (especially if some of the drivers are under 25)--hence the more the insurer needs to, and is allowed to, charge for insurance. You are using your parent's address as your legal address--the address for your license and mail. The presumption is that you live where you license says you live, which reinforced by you using it as a mailing address. Therefore, they will treat you as if you are living at the home that you have designated on your license as being your address unless you provide proof that you live elsewhere. Since you don't have a lease showing that you do live elsewhere, you not be able to do this--you may simply have to resign yourself to paying this as the price you pay for not having your own legal address. In the meantime, if by living with your boyfriend's parents you are saving on rent and utilities, you should still be coming out well ahead.
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