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Summary: New Jersey, like almost every state in the Union, requires that its drivers purchase automobile insurance before they can take a vehicle onto any public roadway in the state. Anyone caught driving in New Jersey without insurance faces severe penalties as well as fines that can run into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars. New Jersey requires its drivers to purchase far less insurance than many other states require of their drivers. In New Jersey the minimum insurance...

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New Jersey, like almost every state in the Union, requires that its drivers purchase automobile insurance before they can take a vehicle onto any public roadway in the state. Anyone caught driving in New Jersey without insurance faces severe penalties as well as fines that can run into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars. New Jersey requires its drivers to purchase far less insurance than many other states require of their drivers. In New Jersey the minimum insurance that any driver must purchase in order to legally drive is what is known as 15/30/5 plan, plus they are required to purchase Uninsured Motorist protection. What this means is, a driver must purchase a Personal Injury Protection policy (known as a PIP Policy) that, at a minimum, provides $15,000 of medical protection for any individual in an accident with a maximum medical cap of $30,000 per accident, plus a driver must purchase a minimum of $5,000 in Liability (property) insurance that will repair or replace any vehicle or other property damaged in an accident. In addition, each driver must purchase Uninsured Motorist coverage in the same amounts in the event that you should become involved in an accident with a motorist who does not have insurance or who has insufficient insurance to pay for the damages of an accident. As you might imagine, the state minimum amount of required insurance may not be sufficient in today's world where almost any medical treatment can cost upwards of $15,000 and where even a small amount of body work can cost well over $5,000. In fact, if you purchase a new car and have it financed, your lender will require that you carry far more than the state minimum requirements for insurance. If you are interested in full insurance coverage then in addition to Liability, Personal Injury Protection and Uninsured Motorist you will also need to purchase comprehensive insurance and collision insurance. Collision insurance covers the repair or replacement of your vehicle in the event of an accident, and comprehensive insurance covers your vehicle for natural calamities, such as a falling tree branch, a hail storm, or vandalism. Comprehensive is also the insurance that will pay for the repair of your vehicle if you should strike an animal, such as a deer. Many people, especially drivers who own a home or who have a significant amount in life savings or who own other assets carry considerably more than the state-mandated minimum coverage in automobile insurance as a safeguard against an accident-related lawsuit. Now that you know what to look for in a full coverage automobile insurance quote in New Jersey it's time to think about ways to get that insurance at the best price possible. Fortunately there are dozens of websites which make that task relatively easy by automatically comparing the prices of an automobile insurance policy at several different insurance companies. If you are sincere in your desire to find the cheapest full coverage automobile insurance then you will need to take the time to review the price quotes that you get from a minimum of 3 different websites. Once you have done that the rest is simple - just choose the lowest-priced quote and you will not only know what to look for in a full coverage automobile insurance quote in New Jersey, but you'll know just how to get the best price for it as well.