Will Out of Town Speeding Ticket Affect Car Insurance Rates?
Reader’s Question:
I received a ticket in Arizona and I just want to know if how much this will affect my insurance rate in where Im licensed, Washington. Thank you.
Carmi
Thank you for asking Carmi.
Washington and Arizona are both members of the Drivers License Compact. This means that the Arizona courts will share your traffic ticket and violation back to the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL), your home state.
The WA DOL site states that they keep a record of traffic violations, convictions for vehicle violations and for failure to appear or respond to traffic citation on every motorist in the state. This information is obtained by clerk of the courts and licensing agencies so it would show that the out of state information reported to the DOL would also be put on your WA driving record. You may check with the DOl to get more information about this..
If the Arizona traffic ticket is placed on your WA driving record then your insurance provider will be able to see it the next time they pull up your motor vehicle record (MVR). You may contact your insurance company to find out how much this violation can affect your insurance rate.
Goodluck!
MariCAR
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