Uninsured vehicle penalties — Delaware Permit Test

The fine for operating an uninsured vehicle in Delaware is not less than $1,500 nor more than $2,000.

A driver who skips insurance to save money risks a fine larger than a year of premiums.

The penalty for operating an uninsured vehicle is a fine not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $2,000.00.

For each later offense within three years of a former one, the uninsured-vehicle fine is not less than $3,000 nor more than $4,000.

A driver caught uninsured once who does not fix it pays twice as much the next time.

For each subsequent offense occurring within three years of a former offense, the fine shall be not less than $3,000.00 nor more than $4,000.00.

Providing false proof of insurance results in an additional fine of $500 and/or 30 days in jail.

A fake insurance card leaves a crash victim believing they will be paid when nobody will pay them.

Providing false proof of insurance will result in an additional fine of $500.00 and/ or 30 days in jail.

Insurance officials or police may confiscate the registration plate of a vehicle with no proof of insurance, after proper notice to the owner.

Taking the plate keeps an uninsured car from being driven on the road at all.

Specialized personnel with the State Department of Insurance and/or law enforcement officials may confiscate the registration plate of a vehicle absent affirmative proof a vehicle is insured, after proper notice has been sent to the assigned owner.

Owners canceling insurance for any reason must first surrender their valid license plate to the DMV, or face fines.

A car whose insurance is dropped but whose plate is kept can still be driven uninsured.

OWNERS CANCELLING INSURANCE FOR ANY REASON MUST FIRST SURRENDER THEIR VALID LICENSE PLATE TO THE DIVISION.

When a DMV insurance audit finds an active registration uninsured, the penalty is $100 for 1-30 days plus $5 per day after that, and owners who fail to respond have their registration suspended.

A plate kept on an uninsured car costs more every day it stays on the road.

The penalty for being uninsured is $100.00 for 1-30 days and an additional $5.00 per day until insurance is obtained, tags are surrendered, or the registration expires.

What is the fine for a first offense of operating an uninsured vehicle in Delaware?

$1,500 to $2,000. A driver who skips insurance to save money risks a fine larger than a year of premiums. Delaware Driver Manual, p.63: “The penalty for operating an uninsured vehicle is a fine not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $2,000.00.”