It is important the name (s) on your insurance and
vehicle registration match.
Not exact matches
The full name and address you enter on the application must exactly
match the full name and address provided on the
vehicle's permanent
registration card.
A few commenters believed that no record of information about an individual can be truly de-identified and that all such information should be treated and protected as identifiable because more and more information about individuals is being made available to the public, such as voter
registration lists and motor
vehicle and driver's license lists, that would enable someone to
match (and identify) records that otherwise appear to be not identifiable.
Ensure the
Vehicle Identification Number matches on the registration, insurance and the vehicle
Vehicle Identification Number
matches on the
registration, insurance and the
vehicle vehicle itself.
State governments try to enforce compulsory auto and motorcycle insurance laws by electronically
matching vehicle registration records with insurance policy records.
It is always better to verify that the information contained in your insurance card
matches with the information on the
vehicle registration.
The state, using the TexasSure Uninsured Motorist Verification system, then
matches vehicle identification numbers provided by the insurance companies with VIN numbers in the state auto
registration database.
Then they steal a car which
matches the description of your
vehicle (the one they stole the VIN from) and use the forged
registration documents to sell it to an unsuspecting buyer.