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PlayerOne
Sep 6th, 2006, 04:52 PM
my friend told me that with the company that she's with, she's the secondary driver, and she's had 2 accidents, but on file, they were listed as her mother's accidents
is this really how it works, whatever the secondary driver does, it gets "blamed" on the principal's driver?
gman
Sep 6th, 2006, 05:00 PM
my friend told me that with the company that she's with, she's the secondary driver, and she's had 2 accidents, but on file, they were listed as her mother's accidents
is this really how it works, whatever the secondary driver does, it gets "blamed" on the principal's driver?
I think both of them will have the record on file. Yes, the primary one for sure will have the black mark.
gilboman
Sep 6th, 2006, 06:41 PM
my friend told me that with the company that she's with, she's the secondary driver, and she's had 2 accidents, but on file, they were listed as her mother's accidents
is this really how it works, whatever the secondary driver does, it gets "blamed" on the principal's driver?
yes..since its the principal who is making the claim
gizmo8
Sep 7th, 2006, 08:39 AM
that is correct the principle will face the monetary value and the claim history but the secondary will have the accident on file....
ratface
Sep 7th, 2006, 10:27 AM
If the secondary driver gets her own vehicle later on (same policy or new policy), the accidents can be transferred and the principal will have a clean record again.
PlayerOne
Sep 7th, 2006, 10:51 AM
If the secondary driver gets her own vehicle later on (same policy or new policy), the accidents can be transferred and the principal will have a clean record again.
The accidents CAN be transferred? or they WILL be transferred
in other words, can the secondary driver report that she has a clean record when getting her own insurance policy?
ssainani
Sep 7th, 2006, 10:58 AM
in other words, can the secondary driver report that she has a clean record when getting her own insurance policy?
no
it's going to show up as the secondary was in the accident
ReFuGeE
Sep 7th, 2006, 02:51 PM
My parents recently totalled my vehicle and since my parents are insured with the same company, under a different policy, it is their unsurance that will get dinged.
gilboman
Sep 7th, 2006, 03:41 PM
If the secondary driver gets her own vehicle later on (same policy or new policy), the accidents can be transferred and the principal will have a clean record again.
the accident can be transferred..BUT NOT THE CLAIM...the claim will be there since its the principal driver who MADE the claim under HIS/HER policy.