Comment: That's ridiculous; plenty of people buy the car and then obtain the insurance.  I've purchased a car and then added insurance right at the dealership.  My mom on the other hand always purchased her insurance after she bought the car usually a day later.  She wasn't very high tech so everything she did was slower, like mailing in checks rather than using cards over a phone.  It's not that abnormal.  Often times the majority of people driving without insurance had it to begin with and then it lapsed and they stopped making payments. 

But that's just my observations. And that's why those of us who have insurance have uninsured motorist in our policies.  The true problem lies with people who are willing to drink and drive in this situation and the inebriated people who chose to get in the car with them. 

If they were refused service it's too bad the clerk didn't call APD when they drove away.