Car insurance through your drivers license? Is it possible?

I met someone a few years ago who told me they had car insurance through their drivers license. I have never heard about that before. How is this possible? I live in Los Angeles as did the woman who had the insurance on her license. How does one get car insurance on a drivers license? I may have misunderstood her, but I know she wasn't pulling my leg.

Public Comments

1. Perhaps you should call your insurance company and ask about it. If they don't have an answer for you, call the licensing office where you got your license.
2. The department of motor vehicles does not sell insurance in any state that I know of. She would have insurance like everyone else.
3. yea, she was definately lying lol. you cant get insurance through the dmv.
4. It is possible she meant though her loan company. If you do not insure your car, who ever finances it will buy insurance and add it to your loan. I found this out though a mistake made either by my insurance co. or the bank.
5. In Manitoba we have $200,000 liability coverage (compulsory) on our licence, to protect us in the event a car we borrow or rent turns out to have suspended or cancelled insurance we are unaware of. That is only possible because we have a government insurance company. Your aquaintance is mistaken.
6. She is pulling your leg. No DMV offers car insurance.
7. I own two cars, both are insured to drive, sometimes I take one off the policy to save money when it will not be in use. My insurance also alows me to drive any car owned by someone else as long as I have insurance. If you don't own a car, then the person who does own the car must have it insured and you are good to go. What ever car you drive must have insurance on the car, not necessarily on you.
8. Are you sure she wasn't talking about a State mandated insurance she was required to carry due to her driving record? Thats the only thing I can think of. May be an SR-22.