Driver's License Test Prep
California Practice Insurance & Financial Responsibility

Who is eligible for the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program?

  1. A.
    Drivers who are under 21 years old.
  2. B.
    Drivers who cannot afford liability insurance. Correct
  3. C.
    Drivers who have been convicted of a DUI.
The Why

The answer is "Drivers who cannot afford liability insurance."

The California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program is for drivers who cannot afford liability insurance. Framing the program the way A does turns it into a young-driver discount, borrowing the familiar pattern of higher youth premiums instead of the affordability test the manual actually names.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

A. Drivers who are under 21 years old.

The program is defined by affordability, not by driver age. This answer frames the program as a young-driver discount, borrowing the familiar pattern of higher youth premiums.

C. Drivers who have been convicted of a DUI.

DUI drivers file an SR 22/SR 1P; that is a separate financial-responsibility requirement, not this program. This answer blends the low-cost program with the SR 22/SR 1P filing DUI drivers must make after a conviction.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of Insurance & Financial Responsibility in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Low-cost Insurance," p.76..

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