Everyone knows that it is illegal not to have auto insurance in Mesa. But sometimes, people just find a good quote, they do nothing wrong or illegal, they just switch from one auto insurance company to another to get the cheaper insurance rate and end up looking “uninsured” to the DMV without even realizing it. This happens because when you cancel your old auto insurance they are required by law to notify the DMV that you have canceled it. The new auto insurance company, on the other hand, does not always automatically tell the DMV that you now have a valid, legal, new auto insurance policy, and so the DMV records you as having no Mesa auto insurance at all!
It is important to tell the DMV yourself right away about your new auto insurance, even if the new company tells you that you have the legal insurance needed. Otherwise, you can end up having expensive fines and having to take a trip down to the Mesa, AZ DMV to prove that you have auto insurance in person. Then you can look forward to taking one of those fun little numbers and sitting your butt down in an uncomfortable plastic chair in a bright fluorescent room, wasting your time. After you find the quote you’ve been waiting to hear and choose a new Mesa auto insurance company, notify the DMV.
