question about auto insurance

Apr 17, 2003
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do different types of tickets hurt your insurance rates in different ways? ie is speeding worse than say illegal turn?
 

gsaldivar

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Apr 30, 2001
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I'm sure that different violations affect your premium to a different degree, but the details of exactly how your premium is determined is partially considered proprietary information by insurance companies.
 
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Lola

there are different ways ins. co.'s rate traffic violations. Even if you get a speeding ticket that you end up not getting any points for, it will still be considered an incident as far as your ins. co goes.
most have different point systems but if its two points, its two points. the only thing that will not really effect rates are non-moving violations!
If you have any questions, just call a local insurance company! they should be happy to help!
 

edro

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I have had 5 tickets since I was 18, for speeding, illegal turn, failure to signal...etc. Nothing has increased my insurance at all.
 
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Originally posted by: edro13
I have had 5 tickets since I was 18, for speeding, illegal turn, failure to signal...etc. Nothing has increased my insurance at all.

they probably just havent ran your driveing record again...wait until you revise your policy or add a different vehicle...thats what happened to me...cept my insurance company dropped my ass and i had to get a new one :(
 
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Lola

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
Originally posted by: edro13
I have had 5 tickets since I was 18, for speeding, illegal turn, failure to signal...etc. Nothing has increased my insurance at all.

they probably just havent ran your driveing record again...wait until you revise your policy or add a different vehicle...thats what happened to me...cept my insurance company dropped my ass and i had to get a new one :(

you're right. it is expensive to run every customers driving record each year, so the will do audits and just run certain ones. when yours does get run again, the tickets will more likely than not show up.
 

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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Originally posted by: Lola
Originally posted by: quakefiend420
Originally posted by: edro13
I have had 5 tickets since I was 18, for speeding, illegal turn, failure to signal...etc. Nothing has increased my insurance at all.

they probably just havent ran your driveing record again...wait until you revise your policy or add a different vehicle...thats what happened to me...cept my insurance company dropped my ass and i had to get a new one :(

you're right. it is expensive to run every customers driving record each year, so the will do audits and just run certain ones. when yours does get run again, the tickets will more likely than not show up.

Then I guess I better stay with my current company :)