AS WELL AS RACIAL HARASSMENT. NEW AT FIVE HELPING TO GET ALL OKLAHOMANS CAR INSURANCE COVERAGE WITHOUT FACING ANY PENALTIES. AND THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT JUST HIT A MILESTONE. IT HAS HELPED 100,000 PEOPLE. COCO ABIGAIL OGLE JOINING US IN STUDIO HERE, AVI OFFICIALS ARE USING PLATE READERS TO FIND THESE PEOPLE. GUYS, THIS IS CALLED UVED. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, UVED OR UNINSURED VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION HAS BEEN USING SPECIAL CAMERAS. THERE ARE 75 LICENSE PLATE READERS UP ACROSS THE STATE. IF IT NOTICES YOU’RE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT INSURANCE, UVED SENDS YOU A NOTICE IN THE MAIL TO OFFER THIS DIVERSION PROGRAM TO HELP YOU GET COVERED WITHOUT PUNISHMENT OR PENALTIES. IT IS VERY HARD, NOT ONLY FOR THE THE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO MEDICAL ISSUES IN MY CASE. BUT THE TIME THAT IT TAKES IN JUST THE FRUSTRATION THAT’S INVOLVED, ANY TIME THAT YOU ARE IN THAT SITUATION AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE MORE UNINSURED DRIVERS THERE ARE IN THE STATE, THE HIGHER EVERYBODY’S RATES ARE. SO THE MORE PEOPLE TO GET CAR INSURANCE COVERAGE, THAT HELPS LOWER EVERYONE’S INSURANCE. WE ARE TOLD, THOUGH, THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN OFFERED THIS DEAL AREN’T HOLDING UP THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN. SO STARTING NEXT MONTH
Program helps Oklahomans get car insurance coverage without facing penalties
So far, the program has helped 100,000 enrollees
Updated: 5:12 PM CST Jan 2, 2024
A program is finding uninsured drivers and making a change, without punishment.So far, the program has helped 100,000 enrollees. Officials are using plate readers to find these drivers.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Over the past five years, the Uninsured Vehicle Enforcement Diversion program has been using special cameras. There are 75 license plate readers set up across the state that are only looking at the back of vehicles.If the camera notices someone driving without insurance, no matter the reason, the UVED sends a notice in the mail to offer the diversion program. The program prevents anyone from being charged and, instead, works with the individuals to help them get coverage.Officials said this comes in handy if an accident were to ever occur.>> Download the KOCO 5 app The more people who get car insurance coverage, the lower everyone’s insurance coverage will be. However, KOCO 5 was told some people who were offered the deal aren’t holding up their end of the bargain, so starting next month, their cases will be handed over to the district attorney.Top HeadlinesPerson dead after crash shuts down part of Lake Hefner Parkway in Oklahoma City, police sayFORECAST: Oklahoma to be cold and cloudy on Tuesday, but big changes are comingVIDEO: Florida deputies rescue hikers lost in swampOklahoma lawmaker defends bill to require all public classrooms hang Ten Commandments$842 million Powerball ticket sold in Michigan, 1st time the game has been won on New Year’s Day
A program is finding uninsured drivers and making a change, without punishment.
So far, the program has helped 100,000 enrollees. Officials are using plate readers to find these drivers.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Over the past five years, the Uninsured Vehicle Enforcement Diversion program has been using special cameras. There are 75 license plate readers set up across the state that are only looking at the back of vehicles.
If the camera notices someone driving without insurance, no matter the reason, the UVED sends a notice in the mail to offer the diversion program. The program prevents anyone from being charged and, instead, works with the individuals to help them get coverage.
Officials said this comes in handy if an accident were to ever occur.
>> Download the KOCO 5 app
The more people who get car insurance coverage, the lower everyone’s insurance coverage will be. However, KOCO 5 was told some people who were offered the deal aren’t holding up their end of the bargain, so starting next month, their cases will be handed over to the district attorney.
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Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.