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Fail To Surrender Insurance Card

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:07 pm
by drivingtoomuch

Hello,


I've received a ticket for the above, i purchased a vehicle from a dealership and traded in my previous vehicle. I picked up the new vehicle and forgot to transfer over the insurance to the new vehicle.


The officer told me that he believed i did have insurance and gave me a ticket for Fail to Surrender Insurance Card.


From what i understand in this case, it would appear to the court that i did not have valid insurance for the vehicle i was driving. Is there some sort of 24 grace period in transferring over the insurance from my previous vehicle to the new one i just picked up?


I was pulled over less than 30 minutes after picking up the vehicle and still had all my documents from the purchase.


Any advice would be great! thanks in advance.


Re: Fail To Surrender Insurance Card

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:27 pm
by bend

Contact your insurance agent. When you trade in a vehicle, some providers will extend your coverage to the new vehicle for a limited amount of days automatically.