Who can I go to so that I can get Insurance for SR22 filing here in Illinois? This is the first time I got my license suspended and I really don’t know what to do first!

Veronica

Aurora, IL

You’re concern is completely understandable. Most people under the same predicament are also clueless as to what to do first after getting in trouble and losing their license. The first thing you want to focus on is to get your license back, and that can be accomplished by finding a suitable auto insurance for SR22 certification. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you out:

Step 1: Contact an auto insurance company that is authorized by the State of Illinois to file an SR22 form for you. Your Secretary of State’s website should have a directory of authorized providers that can do that for you. You may also contact a car insurance broker, or the easier way is to use the free insurance search tool on this website to help you.

Step 2: Pay the appropriate processing fees. After buying the necessary amount of insurance coverage, your chosen carrier will be submitting the SR22 insurance certificate to the central office. It may take up to 30 days before it gets approved after which you must wait for your copy before being allowed to drive.

Step 3: Once you get your license reinstated, you must maintain your SR22 certification (meaning you would have to make sure you have continuous auto insurance coverage) for a period of exactly three years. Failure to do so can result in even more sever penalties and may make it much more expensive to keep car insurance in the future.

We also highly suggest that you run free insurance quote checks first on this site to get a good idea of the companies that provide the most affordable SR22 insurance policies.