Woman ends up with suspended license, even though she bought insurance for new car

HAS QUOTE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED OUR TEST SECURITY EFFORTS AND RESOURCES A CLEARWATER WOMAN'S DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS REVOKED THREE TIMES FOR NOT HAVING CAR INSURANCE

BUT SHE DOES HAVE INSURANCE EACH TIME, VIOLET HUTTEN TURNED IN HER PROOF OF INSURANCE TO THE STATE DMV, BUT HER LICENSE WAS STILL SUSPENDED THAT'S WHEN SHE KNEW, SHE HAD BETTER CALL BEHNKEN SHANNON IS HERE, AND YOU'RE GETTING SOME RESULTS VIOLET COULDN'T LEGALLY DRIVE HER NEW CAR, EVEN THOUGH SHE CLEARLY HAS CAR INSURANCE

SO YOU'RE PAYING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR, BUT YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT Reporter: VIOLET HUTTEN HAS A NEW FORD FIESTA, BUT IT STAYS IN THIS PARKING SPOT ACCORDING TO THAT, YOU HAVE A SUSPENDED LICENSE ABSOLUTELY UBER IS MY BEST FRIEND FROM NOW ON

Reporter: HUTTEN BOUGHT HER CAR IN MAY, AND PURCHASED INSURANCE THROUGH GEICO THE NEXT MONTH SHE RECEIVED THIS SUSPENSION NOTICE THE STATE INSISTED SHE DIDN'T HAVE CAR INSURANCE SHE TOOK HER PROOF OF INSURANCE TO THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE GEICO EVEN FAXED A LETTER TO THE STATE, VERIFYING HER COVERAGE

VIOLET THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS LATER, BAM, ANOTHER SUSPENSION Reporter: THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES THE SUSPENSION LETTER SAYS THAT GEICO, MY INSURANCE COMPANY, HAS REFUSED ME, WHICH THEY HAVE NOT THEY HAVE SENT ALL OF THE PERTINENT PAPERWORK

Reporter: VIOLET KNEW SHE'D BETTER CALL BEHNKEN THEY TELL ME IT'S MY INSURANCE COMPANY'S FAULT AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY TELLS ME IT'S THE DM V'S FAULT Reporter: I CALLED THE DMV MYSELF AFTER YOU GOT THAT VERIFICATION LETTER THAT CLEARLY SHOWS SHE HAS INSURANCE, WHY DID HER LICENSE GET SUSPENDED A THIRD TIME? Reporter: I WAS TOLD EMPLOYEES DIDN'T VERIFY HER POLICY CORRECTLY, CAUSING THE CONFUSION

BUT AFTER MY QUESTIONS, THE DMV DECIDED TO IMMEDIATELY REINSTATE VIOLET'S LICENSE SO NOW SHE CAN LEGALLY DRIVE HER CAR WITHOUT WORRY HOWEVER THE STATE REFUSES TO TAKE THE SUSPENSION OFF HER PERMANENT RECORD THEY SAY HER INSURANCE WENT INTO AFFECT A DAY AFTER HER POLICY WAS DUE AREN'T YOU GIVEN A GRACE PERIOD FOR INSURANCE TO OVERLAP? YOU ARE

I CHECKED THAT BEFORE I CAME DOWN HERE EACH INSURANCE COMPANY IS DIFFERENT, BUT MOST ARE BETWEEN 10 DAYS AND 30 DAYS, THEY GIVE YOU THAT GRACE PERIOD SO I THINK SHE JUST NEEDS TO GET A LETTER FROM HER OTHER INSURANCE POLICY SHE HAD TRAVELERS THE DAY SHE PURCHASED THE CAR IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR HER

NOW SHE'S AFRAID TO DRIVE 3 MONTHS HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM THANK YOU SHANNON