Do i need insurance to leave my car parked on the street?

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only the truth	no Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ElectronProbabilityCloud	No you don't. I owned a car for years and wasn't insured for it. My girlfriend was but it was parked outside my house. As long as it's taxed and tested it's ok. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Zeltar	Yes, your car must be registered to be on the street (parked or moving). To register annually, the car must be insured. They DMV (Department of Motor Vehicle), DOL (Department of Licensing) or what ever they call it in your state has a link to a master Insurance Database which enables them to know if you're insured or not. Once you end your insurance the Database is updated, and if you were then to face your annual renewal fees, you'll be asked to prove you do have insurance. Note: You don't actually have to use an insurance company. You can post a BOND with the DMV. It's generally $30,000 USD. If you're insurance premiums exceed the interest you make off having that 30 grand somewhere else, then this option may be worth it to you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jmb162000	Leaving it on the street, it is always a good idea to have insurance on it. In NY state if you did this without insurance, even if you leave it parked in the complex you live in in your own driveway-with no insurance, the town will take it away, and the landlord can have it towed away too legally. Same answers stand for not having plates on the vehicle. I hate NY!!!! But anywhere else in the free continental U.S. you shouldn't have any problems. Especially if you notify the local authorities that it is not being used, telling them that it is not junk lol. NY though??? I'd say good bye to your car. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

stepr	It depends. If it's in a neighborhood where its always quiet, no cars driving around, and the police is never around checking the area/ If it is a crowded neighborhood, you have to put insurance to that car. What if someone crashes on your car? If you never use that car,i would recommend to park it in your garage. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Justin H	As long as the car is not a broken down heap and it has current registration, I don't think you have anything to worry about. However, if it's registered as non-operable then there's a chance it could be towed away to minimize "blight". Of course all of this would depend on local laws. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mafiaboss_nz	In the UK ifs its on a public highway then the vehicle must be Taxed, MOT'ED and Insured even to be parked on the side of the road. One easy example why, someone has a accident by a parked car and they claim it is because of the way the car was parked it caused the accident say by being parked at a angle, so they want to make a claim against the owner of the parked car, so it needs insurance Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Oracle	It is an offence under section 147 of the Road Traffic Act to keep or operate a motor vehicle on the public highway without adequate insurance cover. So yes, you need a minimum of Third Party Only (TPO) insurance cover. Third Party Fire & Theft (TPF&T) gives extra cover if the car is stolen or damaged by fire, and fully comprehensive covers own damage in the event of an accident. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

little trucker	ANY VEHICLE PARKED ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY NEEDS TO BE TAXED INSURED AND MOT'D Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ewan M	yes. you have to have insurance, road tax and MOT to have your vehicle on a public road in uk Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Caggy	Most definitely! Even to park on the street your car must be taxed, insured and MoT'd. Sorry. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

55yrsnholdin	If you won a car it needs insurance. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

firebobby	Yes it does. Most police cars and other agencies have number plate recognition which carry the full registeration details of all vehicles. No insurance means heavy fine, points on your licence and possibly the car crushed. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tiggy want's a bit.....	If parked on private land NO...if parked on any public place YES....If the car gets checked out by Police ect...will get clamped or towed away and could be CRUSHED!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Vix	could someone crash into it when its parked on the street? then you need insurance. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

oklatom	Yes, or it can indeed be towed off. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mf mf mf mf mf fmf mf mfmfmfmfmf	yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

capa-de-monty	It's the insurance clampdown like the tax clampdown clamp=money clamp clamp clamp.mot clampdown should be the first clampdown Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

referee	Yes you do. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mike C	YES thats it you need insurance Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Its Me again.	Yes you do need insurance to park on the street. i would move it. as the tax,insurance and MOT databases are all linked the police numberplate recognition system only takes a couple of seconds to tell if you legal or not. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andrew1968	yes you do ! to make it road worthy it needs to be insured , it's the law unfortunately! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

TATRAFAN	Yes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Di Mack	Answer is simple :any vehicle parked on or using the public highway which is classed as adopted must have insurance to be there legally .Full stop no if,s and buts.Adopted is those roads which are not classed as non adopted IE private roads which are usually found in new housing schemes and are clearly defined by a deliniating line usually kerbs or mono-block etc. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tonalc1	Yes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Butch	i believe so parking on a public street, just park it in your driveway thus its private property. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

T.	If it is parked in any public place it needs to be insured. If you keep it on private land then no, it doesn't need to be insured...if it gets stolen from there....your loss. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No