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Armind
02-26-2009, 06:59 PM
What are the risks? Good idea?

racerman88
02-26-2009, 07:00 PM
not worth the risk if he gets into an accident. Tell him to insure under his parents or a relative. Is it worth risking your friendship if anything happens?

Armind
02-26-2009, 07:03 PM
Yeah i'm thinking bout that right now too..

Rich Sandor
02-26-2009, 07:15 PM
Absolutely not. It's a horrible idea.

It's a deal for him, and nothing but a big risk for you.

As mentioned above, not worth ruining a friendship over.

Armind
02-26-2009, 07:17 PM
Hmm K, case closed.

LowTEC
02-26-2009, 07:18 PM
If your friend is a hot chick, then.........

Philly74
02-26-2009, 07:28 PM
A good friend once told me this. " Never put friendship to a test cause it always disappoint you"

So the answer is NO

FatalCloud
02-26-2009, 07:31 PM
why does your friend want to do that anyways

1990TSI
02-26-2009, 07:38 PM
no risks at all!

I say go for it.

offer to pay as well. There's obviously a good reason why he doesn't want to insure the car under his own name, what do you have to lose?!!!

Leopold Stotch
02-26-2009, 07:47 PM
This happened to a family friend.

Let her friend insure their car on her name.
Friend got into hit and run.
victim had witnesses.
ICBC is asking my family friend to come forward
Friend is now gone due to other problems with police


So who's going to pay and ultimately have to fix the problem?
well my family friends mom, but you get what i mean.

MegaMx
02-26-2009, 07:50 PM
NO

asian_XL
02-26-2009, 07:55 PM
I'll pay you $100, can I insure my car under your name too? PLEASSSSE

Beefball
02-26-2009, 07:56 PM
do_not_do_it.jpg :D

Harvey Specter
02-26-2009, 08:00 PM
Very bad idea.

SpuGen
02-26-2009, 10:11 PM
Depends if you can trust the person or not.
But if the person gets into an accident, it's their fault according to ICBC. So they take the full insurance hit, not you.

JesseBlue
02-26-2009, 10:13 PM
trust or not...NO...let them insure it under their own name

maxxxboost
02-27-2009, 12:34 AM
Big nono!!!!

What is his reason for doing so?

JSALES
02-27-2009, 12:35 AM
that's a bad idea, i have a friend that did that and the person got into a car accident and his insurance went up

Vansterdam
02-27-2009, 04:22 AM
i got offered 500$ to do this last week....

fuck that

Hot Karl
02-27-2009, 04:30 AM
doesn't the car have to be put in your name too?

if so, go for the counter scam. sell his car.

StylinRed
02-27-2009, 05:22 AM
doesn't the car have to be put in your name too?


no it doesnt have to be.



Id do it for family but not friends no matter how close they are unless i grew up with them and even then... :/

thumper
02-27-2009, 05:56 AM
didn't this happen with one of the gangster shootouts? not one of the ones recently but i think about a year back with a bmw involved in a drive by shooting... someone reported the license plates and the police went to the registered address only to find out that the person living there only owns the car on paper (lease/registered owner) and it was the person who was shot at was the principal operator.

GLOW
02-27-2009, 07:12 AM
not insuring it under his own name should be a big warning sign. you assume all the risk while he assumes none. even suggesting it to you would make me raise an eyebrow as to what type of 'friend' would ask that of you.

q0192837465
02-27-2009, 07:56 AM
so the answer is "NO"

bcrdukes
02-27-2009, 09:08 AM
Depends if you can trust the person or not

Lay off the drugs, man. :lol

Adsdeman
02-27-2009, 09:12 AM
Retarded idea!

$_$
02-27-2009, 09:59 AM
i had to go over this issue with another friend as well, because i didnt know if i can get insured under my own name @ 18. turns out i can haha

cdizzle_996
02-27-2009, 10:25 AM
Lol

penner2k
02-27-2009, 11:06 AM
If your friend is a hot chick, then.........


definitely dont do it if thats the case.. since when are chicks good drivers?

Speed2K
02-27-2009, 11:39 AM
Depends if you can trust the person or not.
But if the person gets into an accident, it's their fault according to ICBC. So they take the full insurance hit, not you.

The "hit" will follow the car and not the person, but if he/she sells the car the and does not buy a new one, it will go to the Principle Operator (in this case the original poster).

In short, don't do it!

zulutango
02-27-2009, 01:07 PM
It;'s called "fraud". You can be charged in criminal and civil court and you will be held responsible for anything your friend does. I wouldn't do it for my own kid and I would not do it for a "friend". Run from this guy and have nothing whatsoever to do with him. He wants you to willingly break that law to benifit HIM! Nor a smart move.

Gtrr33
02-27-2009, 01:10 PM
no

you
02-27-2009, 01:57 PM
dude u might as well hook us all up

rs insurance group buy sponsored by armind anyone?:D

StewartJD
02-27-2009, 02:20 PM
The "hit" will follow the car and not the person, but if he/she sells the car the and does not buy a new one, it will go to the Principle Operator (in this case the original poster).

In short, don't do it!

I've always been under the impression that it follows the driver, not the car.

For instance, if I am a bad driver, and I crash my dad's car, it goes under my record. Now when I try to insure a car, I have to pay the increased premium because of the accident. My father is unaffected in terms of his insurance on his car. It is only when i try to insure any other car (including the car i had gotten into the accident with) under my name, does the premium come into affect.

My freinds from Calgary where it is privatized insurance say that the insurance does follow the car as well asthe person. However, I believe with the system we have in BC, it follows the driver.

Correct me if I am wrong, I always hear different things from people and could totally be talking out of my ass.

Edison_Chen
02-27-2009, 09:59 PM
It follows that particular car, the one in the accident. However, if the car will be canceled then, it can follow the driver or the owner of the vehicle. It is called an "floating claim", which means its not attached to anybody yet, and whoever purchase the insurance first will deem the increase in premium.

Mancini
02-28-2009, 09:11 AM
1. Misrepresentation - making a wilfully false statement in a declaration about the principal driver. If there is an accident it is likely that ICBC will discover this. Why bother buying insurance at all. You (and him/her) won't have any.

2. Claim Rated Scale - your premiums can be affected by an accident. However, this is a lesser issue; so

3. Third Party Liability - you can both be held liable:

a. If ICBC does find out that you’re not the principal driver – again, you will have no coverage. Not just for repairs to your vehicle. You will be personally liable to the innocent victim. This means not only the damage to their vehicle, but if they are injured, also for their lost income, medical costs, rehabilitation, legal expenses, etc. Don’t want to pay? It doesn’t matter – they can have your wages garnished for ever and all time until you’ve paid back every penny.

b. If you manage to convince ICBC that you are the principal driver – expensive catastrophic accidents do happen. If your friend screws up badly enough to cause a large loss, guess what? They’re coming after both of you for costs that are above your third party liability limit.

Are you still wondering if it is worth the risk?

J____
02-28-2009, 10:58 AM
i'll give u $20. can i borrow ur drivers license for a week :D

slammer111
03-01-2009, 04:12 AM
A good friend once told me this. " Never put friendship to a test cause it always disappoint you"No offense, but what kind of friends do you have? Same with the bs some people say about how you can't mix friends and business. A truly solid friendship does NOT get ruined by stuff like money. Imho if your friends are going to disappoint you, that's a big red warning light that your friends suck and it's time to make some new ones.

Back on topic: just like everyone else, bad idea.

hk20000
03-01-2009, 10:15 AM
^ do you have a bunch of underlings that will die for you?

I wouldn't risk my shit for my friends. Be that shit credit/criminal record/anything of any importance. Geez friends *= wives.

Who the fuck would?

m4k4v4li
03-02-2009, 04:22 PM
is ur friend a heat bag
i think its a great idea
do it