Who is liable if my insurance policy had wrong the VIN copied from sales contract, which was wrong?
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Who is liable if my insurance policy had wrong the VIN copied from sales contract, which was wrong?
Car dealership put wrong VIN on sales contract aind the nsurance policy was written with wrong VIN. I received DMV notification 6 months later that they were suspending the vehicle registration because they never received proof of insurance. Who is liable for the 6 months I wasn’t covered?
Asked on December 20, 2011 under Insurance Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No one is liable for those six months if you did not suffer any loss or damage--e.g. if you never had an accident and never needed insurance. The legal system only provides compensation for actual damages or losses, not for what "could" have happened. If you had suffered some loss due to the lack of insurance--e.g. a claim was denied--then you may well be able to sue the dealership for compensation, since from what you write, it was their carelessness which resulted in not having coverage.
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