do you have to have car insurance 1st?

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Helen Zafar: The car must be insured by the car's owner, not the driver, so having a learners permit is irrelevant. If you are buying your first car, you need insurance as soon as it is yours. You don't want to have an accident without insurance and you could have one right after you bought it. If you already have an insured car, most insurance companies will cover you immediately, as long as you apply for insurance soon afterwards (within 30 days in FL with State Farm). The insurance company will charge as of teh day teh car was purchased. It is just a grace period, not 30 days of free insurance....Show more