{"id":19209,"date":"2025-05-14T15:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.westcoasttriallawyers.com\/?post_type=page-faqs&#038;p=19209"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:36:37","slug":"what-happens-if-a-driver-doesnt-have-car-insurance","status":"publish","type":"page-faqs","link":"https:\/\/westcoasttriallawyers.com\/es\/page-faqs\/what-happens-if-a-driver-doesnt-have-car-insurance","title":{"rendered":"What Happens if a Driver Doesn\u2019t Have Car Insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If an<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/westcoasttriallawyers.com\/is-it-illegal-to-not-have-car-insurance\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uninsured driver<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been involved in a car accident, they will not only be forced to pay any damages out-of-pocket, but they <\/span><b>will be subjected to additional fines and penalties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, because California requires every driver to have car insurance due to the amount of damages car accidents can produce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the severity of the accident, uninsured drivers may even have their vehicles impounded and their driver&#8217;s license suspended for up to four years. 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