Many driving records have inaccuracies that can increase your auto insurance and possibly have you paying hundreds of more dollars a year! What do you really know about your driving record?
You could be paying more than you should for your auto insurance if your driving record contains mistakes.
A study by the Insurance Research Council showed that at least 22% of driving records had mistakes that could be costing them a lot more in auto insurance premiums than they should be paying.
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.
Clerical mistakes can happen while information is being added to various databases.
Inaccuracies can also prevent you from getting employment in certain cases.
If your job relies on you traveling a lot (especially with the company car), then it is extra important you get a copy of your record. Any mistakes can be costly for you and your career.
Employers can and do regularly screen driving records of their current employees or prospective employees, and if you don’t disclose everything that is contained in it cost you a job.
If you have to go to court for a traffic violation then bringing along a current copy of your driving record can go a long way to improving your chances of having a traffic ticket dismissed.
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.
By purchasing your driving record before hand shows the judge that you are concerned with maintaining a good driving history, and lower auto insurance rates, and as such may be more inclined to drop the traffic violation so it wont show up on your driving history.
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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