Denied car insurance due to drinking, now what?

Effects on your car insurance of drinking alcohol behind the wheel

When you have caused a car accident after drinking alcohol there are consequences. When you cause damage to another person, you are normally insured by one that compensates this damage. This WA insurance is obligatory by law in the Netherlands, and in case of damage your insurer is obliged to compensate you for the damage. However, sometimes a car insurance has an alcohol clause. This means that your car insurer will pay for the damage for the other party, but that you as the insured party will have to pay this amount back to your car insurer. It is important to look carefully at the policy conditions when taking out insurance, because not every car insurance policy has an alcohol clause.

The damage to your own car is not covered with a third-party insurance anyway. When you have a WA + Limited Cascade insurance or an all-risk insurance, other rules apply. In that case, damage to your own car is (partly) insured. However, when you have caused the accident under the influence of alcohol, the damage to your own car will not be covered by the insurance and your insurer will not reimburse you. Even when you have only driven over a pole, the repair costs of your car can be considerable.

If you are stopped with a blood alcohol level that is too high, you may be banned from driving. This means that you are not allowed to drive any motor vehicle for a certain period of time. You will have problems with getting a new car insurance, even after your driving ban has been lifted. Being banned from driving means that you are registered with the CIS foundation. Stichting CIS is an organisation that keeps all important data concerning your insurance in a database. Access to this database is granted to all insurance companies and agents, and this database is checked every time you apply for insurance. This means that if you have a CIS registration, you will find very few regular insurers who will want to insure you.

How long do you remain registered in the CIS database after drink-driving?

On average, a driving ban remains registered for approximately 5 years. Your CIS registration is automatically deleted from the database after this period. Until then, you will probably not be able to take out car insurance with a regular insurer. Your car insurance may also be refused if you have caused damage while driving under the influence of alcohol. Insurance companies will check with each new application whether you have ever been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. It is on this basis that they will decide whether or not to insure you.

If your car insurance was denied because of drunk driving you can still get insurance from Alpina

If the insurance of your car has been refused because you drove under the influence of alcohol, you can still obtain car insurance from De Vereende via Alpina. They are specialized in insuring what are then called 'special risks'. You can contact De Vere ende when the risk is considered too high for other insurers.

You can contact us without obligation if you want to discuss this or if you have any questions or comments. If getting a car insurance is more difficult for you, we will be happy to help you in order to get a car insurance. We are available via chat, messenger or whatsapp and you can also reach us by phone at 088-688 37 00.