Having inaccuracies on your driving record can drive up the price you pay for auto insurance. Is your auto insurance premiums more than they should be?
Well, if your record has a mistake on it… then you could be paying hundreds of extra dollars in insurance premiums each and every single year!
The Insurance Research Council states that more than 22% contain mistakes that are costing people hundreds, if not, thousands of dollars in auto insurance charges.
There are various reasons these mistakes occur but the more common reason can be traffic violations that have been dismissed and haven’t been taken off the record.
Other mistakes result from clerical errors where a person will input the wrong information on an individual.
A bad (or inaccurate) record can get you fired or, prevent you from landing that job of a lifetime, and as discussed previously raise your auto insurance.
Mistakes such as these can be especially detrimental if your job requires you to drive a lot, or if you drive a company vehicle.
Companies regularly do scheduled driving record checkups and if you fail to inform your employer beforehand of what is on it, you can (and probably will) be fired on the spot, sometimes simply because of the auto insurance implications.
A good driving record can be a big plus In a traffic courtroom when fighting a speeding ticket. If you have a good driving record, then taking a copy with you to court will do wonders to help you fight the charge against you.
Although there may be a copy of your record already there, by bringing your own, it emphasizes to the judge to take into consideration your previous driving record.
Judges always give special leniency to those with good past driving histories. Also, by having purchased your own, it shows the judge that you are concerned about what this traffic ticket can do to your clean driving record, and auto insurance, and as such he will be more willing to drop the charge against you to one that won’t show up on your record.
So do yourself a favor and maybe even save yourself a lot of money in auto insurance premiums by getting a current copy of your driving record today.
Learn more about your driving record. Stop by John Purvis’s site where you can find out all about traffic violations and what can be done about them.
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