4 Million Drivers Have Suspended Licenses

In California, over 4 million drivers have suspended licenses, with no insurance being a primary reason. This means approximately one in six licensed drivers in California has a suspended license, with many suspensions related to accidents where drivers lacked insurance or failed to report the accident to the DMV. While national estimates for license suspensions due to lack of insurance aren’t available, state-level data suggests that between 5% and 17% of all licensed drivers have suspended licenses at any given time, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).