Car Insurance for Military Personnel

At CarInsurance.com we get a lot of questions from Military families looking for answers to questions about their auto insurance.

Here are the most frequently asked questions:

I received a speeding ticket from an MP while driving on post. I have an Ohio driver's license; will Ohio put points on my license for this violation?
Tickets received on military bases may or may not be placed on your state driver's license since military bases are not public property and state laws differ. To find out how Fort Rucker will take care of the ticket and if they will report it to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) speak with an MP on base. More

If a resident from Nevada enlists in the Military and goes overseas. After 2 years then returns stateside to live California on a military base is that person, while stationed there, required to register his car in California and buy California auto insurance? He still maintains a Nevada drivers license. Or can car insurance and registration be maintained in Nevada?
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) site states that nonresident military personnel, and both military or civilian members of NATO who are not citizens of the United States are permitted to operate a vehicle in this state with valid license plates from either: More

My husband is in the military so we move around a lot. Do our vehicles have to insured for the state in which we live and house our cars?
Military families have special rules that apply to them regarding their driver's license as well as car's registration. Normally they are allowed to keep their driver's license and car's registration in the state which they declare as their permanent residence but state laws can differ. More

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