Act early and you can beat the lines! As of Monday in over 700 authorized points of sale you can pay your mandatory car insurance for 2006. Besides the INS itself and its authorized agencies, these banks will have the stickers for sale: Banco Nacional, Banco de Costa Rica, Banco Crédito Agrícola (BanCredito), Banex, BAC San José, Promérica and Cuscatlán.  You can also pay over the Internet with INS or the banks.

In order to get the insurance, present the following documents: current technical revision from RiTeVe, license plate number, and your identification.  Check for additional documents needed if the car is not in your name or in a company name.

The obligatory insurance covers injuries and deaths resulting from traffic accidents, no matter which driver is responsible or if no fault exists.  Covers civil responsibilities produced in accidents  derived from the use, possession or maintenance of motorized vehicles, when the sentence is final and emitted by a competent court.