| The short answer is to include the price of liability insurance in the price of fuel. The more you drive, the more your exposure, the more you pay.
Oh that won't work. We'll exclude some agencies out of their 'right' to sell insurance. And it won't be a national coverage.... that's right. It will have to be a wholesale change in acquiring coverage.
What about bad drivers? Who TF cares about a driver's record when your car is crashed and the other party has no coverage... Who TF cares about a driver's record when you have medical bills due and payable; but the other party has left the country.... but the fuel surcharge will provide an amount of coverage equal to your expenses...
What insurance protects is a person's assets. Those with appreciable assets will include a rider policy to cover what could be attached through litigation.
Juan (or is it Jaun) has nothing attachable, and driving without insurance is not a risk because it's easier to swim south than north.
This plan will provide coverage.
What they are proposing is another example of legislation without knowledge of the problem. Some members of the driving public cannot or will not pay for coverage unless it is metered through the purchase of fuel.....
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