{"id":2511,"date":"2025-12-25T07:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:39:15","slug":"how-to-get-car-insurance-before-buying-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/how-to-get-car-insurance-before-buying-a-car\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get car insurance before buying a car"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How do I get car insurance before buying a car?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once you confirm your insurance company, share your personal info, such as your license and address, with your preferred insurance company. You can usually get quotes with just the make and model, but the VIN is needed to\u00a0finalize\u00a0the policy. If everything goes right and you confirm the insurance,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0have same-day coverage before you drive the car home.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are the steps to getting car insurance before getting the car?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Select your car<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collect the vehicle information<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Give personal info<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Compare quotes from websites<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fix the policy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Complete payment<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Get the coverage before getting the car.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I get car insurance before buying a car?\u00a0 Once you confirm your insurance company, share your personal info, such as your license and address, with your preferred insurance company. You can usually get quotes with just the make and model, but the VIN is needed to\u00a0finalize\u00a0the policy. 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