<prompt> Human: I purchased a car recently and apparently I did not have insurance when I drove off the lot. I found out 2 weeks later when my plates were sent to me and I called my insurance for information. Was I supposed to contact my insurance and tell them that I was purchasing a new car that day or was my dealership supposed to help me do that for me before I drove off the lot? I was under my parents insurance since we have an umbrella, but now I have my own, but I am just curious if it was my fault or not? It was my first time buying a car, so I thought I would have been told everything... but I guess not; thankfully nothing bad happened during those two weeks.  <response>: completely your faulty and your responsibility. Usually, you do that right then and there. Kind of surprised the place let you drive away without your insurance coving the car. In the future - if you know what type of car you want to buy - get an online quote, then you just have to go back to the quote, add in the VIN, and then you are insured in seconds. Ive actually had to wait to leave a lot before until the email came through that I added insurance to the car. 