Do you let your friends drive your car?

Student Lounge College Life
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<p>I don’t even let my parents drive my car. My friends are all great drivers…but the idea of anyone else driving my car just frightens me.</p>

22

<p>Nope. Then again, only a couple of my friends would be able to drive it in the first place since it’s a manual.</p>

23

<p>Nope, no one drives my car but me. The only exception is my father.</p>

24

<p>Never. Never, never, never.</p>

<p>If your friend drives your car and gets in an auto accident, your insurance will not cover the damages. Think that’s bad? If the victim gets injured and decides to press charges, you are also held liable because you’re the owner of the vehicle.</p>

<p>Make sense?</p>

25

<p>Never have and never will. </p>

<p>My car is my baby.</p>

26

<p>Haha geez…I let a ton of people drive my car. My sister, my sister-in-law, my brother, one of my friends (she lives in a city that I find so hard to navigate so when I visit her, I make her drive if she needs my car to run her errands)…if I get drunk, I let whoever is more sober than me drive it if need be…but whatever. It’s a beater car…if it were brand new I’d probably be more paranoid about it.</p>

27

<p>Never. Noooo!!!</p>

28

<p>I have let tons of people drive my car… if I have even one drop to drink I will not drive. Im not preaching, it just works for me and my personal morals. </p>

<p>I would like to clear up the insurance question: cars are covered in all states that I am aware of, not people. The reason is actually very simple. As a bank that holds title to a loan, you would not want your property being at risk in case of a traffic collision. Cars are insured no matter if they are stolen, loaned, or in most cases even leased. The only time that this does not apply is if they are driven abroad (need special insurance for Mexico) or if you intentionally ram someone with your vehicle. </p>

<p>The above info are just my experiences as someone who briefly worked finance and insurance at a car dealership. I am not a lawyer nor an insurance guru so if you have questions you should discuss them with those that are more qualified.</p>